Hinckley, Robert H., January 1936-70

File — Box: 16, Folder: 19-35

Identifier: II

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

August 7, 1936 - To Harold B. Lee from Brimhall comparing the LDS Church Welfare Program and the Works Progress Administration. Lee is thanked for the information he provided on the LDS Church Welfare Program.

August 15, 1936 - To Hinckley from Brimhall discussing politics and the election of 1936. The New York Times carried an article quoting Mormon Church President Heber J. Grant as endorsing the Republican candidate Alf Landon for President.

September 6, 1936 - To Hinckley from Brimhall enclosing WPA workers handbook, the first document put out by the administration addressed to the workers personally.

October 6, 1936 - To Hinckley from Brimhall praising the publication of the WPA handbooks. Brimhall proposes holding a national conference for the purpose of determining the facts regarding national unemployment.

February 9, 1937 - To Brimhall from Hinckley discussing the controversy surrounding President Roosevelt's Supreme Court plan.

August 4, 1938 - To Hinckley from Brimhall notifying him his resignation from the office of secretary-treasurer of the Utah Pacific Airways, Inc. was formally accepted by the board.

August 14, 1939 - To Hinckley from Brimhall explaining the statistics from the Wirth study on relief in Utah.

September 16, 1939 - To Ross G. Harrison, chairman of the National Research Council, from Hinckley asking the National Research Council to help the Civil Aeronautics Authority organize research studies for the Civil Pilot Training Program.

August 14, 1940 - To Hinckley from Calvin W. Rawlings telling of articles in the Deseret News denouncing President Roosevelt's Third Term Policy. A copy of Brigham Young's statements in regard to this subject is enclosed.

June 29, 1942 - To Hinckley from President Franklin D. Roosevelt accepting Hinckley's resignation as Assistant Secretary of Commerce. Hinckley is complimented for his achievements in the field of aviation. His most important achievements are highlighted and President Roosevelt expresses his gratitude to Hinckley for his service in government work.

January 7, 1943 - To Brimhall from Hinckley requesting a copy of Brimhall's paper on "The Causes of the Fall of Greece and Rome."

January 11, 1943 - To Brimhall from Hinckley notifying him he is being sent a volume entitled, "Reports of Expenditures by the Committee on Selection and Training of Aircraft Pilots from Contract No. 525 with the Civil Aeronautics Authority 1939-40."

Dates

January 1936-70

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