Brimhall, Dean R., 1925-1957

File — Box: 22, Folder: 1-27

Identifier: II

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Biographical materials and friendly correspondence, some apprising Hinckley of possible opening for a Dodge dealership in Ogden.

January 27-December 13, 1927--Personal and business letters with Hinckley dealing mainly with the Dodge dealership in Ogden while Brimhall is in New York.
August 23, 1933--Hinckley to Senator William H. King giving Brimhall's qualifications to discuss aviation problems as affected by the general overhauling of that branch of the Department of Commerce.
February 23, 1935--Brimhall describes the seriousness of the Utah relief situation and says "Senators like King and Thomas have no more conception of conditions than a man living in the jungles of South America." He discusses the banking situation and is "thrilled" that Marriner S. Eccles is "still out in front of the battle and still looked to as a general . . . because he knows the underlying causes of our social sickness."
July 18, 1935--Brimhall persuades Senator William H. King of the need to have Darrell Greenwell confirmed for the position of director of the State Department of Public Welfare. He writes King's opinions of Marriner Eccles's bank bill and feels that Hinckley should "get back into business life."
July 23, 1935--Hinckley writes Brimhall of frustrations in federal funding.
September 1, 1935--Brimhall as advisor on Labor Relations of the Works Progress Administration expresses some of his philosophies on labor, taxation, etc., and introduces his ideas about medical examinations for pilots for consideration.
November 30, 1935--Brimhall comments on the eastern newspaper attacks on Roosevelt's "brain trust" and the New Deal.
March 3, 1936--Marriner Eccles is looked on as Roosevelt's chief financial advisor, and feels the time has come to put into practice his famous tax plan.
April 12, 1936--Brimhall urges Hinckley to get back to Washington; he is needed there.
June 28, 1936--Brimhall sends Hinckley a statement of his accounts and stocks, some held jointly with Hinckley.
August 7, 1936--To Harold B. Lee verifying Brimhall's understanding of the L.D.S. church security program as given in an interview with Lee.
August 15, 1936-- quoted statement from Heber J. Grant, president of the L.D.S. church, that he hoped Alf Landon would be elected, and made other references to church relief.
September 6, 1936--Brimhall writes of the handbook for workers on Works Progress Administration and comments ". . .we have somewhat committed the government to a work program in preference to the dole."
April 5, 1938--To Sylvester Q. Cannon, Brimhall explains the basis of two surveys conducted by different interests showing the high ratio of federal work relief in Utah.
September 12, 1938--Hinckley resigns his position with Pacific Airways, Inc., Ogden, Utah, after receiving his appointment as a member of the Civil Aeronautics Authority.
March 13, 1939--Letter to from Brimhall clarifying misstatements published about the pilot training schools set up in colleges by the federal government.
June 19, 1939--To President Heber J. Grant of the L.D.S. church, a request by Brimhall to be able to publish in the or replies to Grant's violent attacks on the welfare program in Utah.
September 22, 1939--Memorandum on participation of in the Civilian Pilot Training Program.
September 27, 1939--Similar memorandum concerning Blacks. Interoffice memoranda regarding the training of pilots, Civilian Pilot Training Program.
May 19, 1941-- magazine accepts Hinckley's article "We Must Air-Condition America."
March 31, 1942--Hinckley to J. Edgar Hoover acknowledging receipt of a report of investigation conducted concerning Brimhall, director of research, Civil Aeronautics Administration. "Inasmuch as the report shows that Mr. Brimhall is a loyal, patriotic American citizen, ... no action is being taken by this department."
July 18, 1942--Brimhall to Hinckley regarding an article he proposed writing with Ernie Pyle on "Whose War is This?" and other articles that would dramatize the concept of everyone becoming involved in an effort to win the war.
July 23, 1942--A letter from C. W. Mayo, M.D., of Mayo Clinic to Brimhall with his recommendations for determining physical defects which would disqualify pilots during their medical examinations.
August 17, 1942--Brimhall to Hinckley that three studies with reports researched and written by Raymond Franzen and Brimhall on inadequate medical examinations in the Civil Aeronautics Administration are finally getting some response.
October 22, 1942--Letter and an article describing Brimhall and Kelly's Pilot Training Program and its success.
October 28, 1942--Brimhall to Hinckley claiming Hinckley was the father of the Civilian Pilot Training Program and relating the navy report of the value of CPT. Includes a confidential report on the CPT Program.
December 21, 1942--Hinckley to Harry Hopkins thanking him for his praise of Brimhall, praises his contribution to government service, and would like to see Brimhall on the Civil Aeronautics Board.
February 25, 1944--Correspondence relating to Julian W. Cummings, Utahn who won the Distinguished Service Cross.
February 29, 1944--Speech of J. Reuben Clark, Jr., "Production Increase in Church Welfare Advised."
November 18, 1944--Brimhall to C. S. Wilkinson, editor of , commending him for his editorial titled "The Air Cobra and the Battle Cruiser Tangle," in which Brimhall states: "One of the most basic elements of our democracy is that of free criticism, generally spoken of as freedom of speech and freedom of press." This is in reference to an attitude in the Mormon church to avoid any form of criticism of its leaders.
March 11, 1945--Lila Brimhall to Hinckley giving him the bits of information which they had received on the death of their son McKeen Brimhall, killed in action in France September 20, 1944.
March 21, 1949--Darrell Greenwell writes legislative news, local and state, giving the position on issues of Governor J. Bracken Lee.
May 16, 1950--Views of Utah and national politics by Darrell Greenwell.
February 28, 1952--Brimhall to Arthur Gaeth, who is living in Honolulu, Hawaii, inquiring about files he loaned Gaeth on the Mormon relief program and how he could get them back for a thesis study.
June 20, 1952--Brimhall to Hinckley referring to an article about John Dewey in the and mentions how often their parents (Edwin S. Hinckley and George H. Brimhall) brought John Dewey to BYU during their student days there. He remarks about the hopeful and creative atmosphere prevailing at BYU at that time.
June 20, 1952--Note to Lowry Nelson thanking him for his letter to entitled "Mormons and the Negro."
1952-1957--Friendly notes between Hinckley in Washington, D. C., and Brimhall at Manana Farm in Torrey, Utah.

Dates

1925-1957

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