Albert Joseph Engel Papers, 1885-1960

Summary

Creator:

Engel, Albert Joseph, 1888-1959

Abstract:

Prosecuting attorney for Missaukee County, Michigan, Republican State Senator, and U.S. Congressman from the 9th Michigan District from 1935 to 1951. Correspondence, reports and newspaper clippings concerning his activities on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Armed Services; material on the Manhattan Project and the testing of the atomic and hydrogen bombs; and photographs.

Extent:

10 linear feet

Language:

English.

Call Number:

851419 Aa 2

Authors:

Finding aid prepared by: Michigan Historical Collections staff

Background

Scope and Content:

The Albert J. Engel papers primarily document his eight terms of service in United States House of Representatives, 1935-1951, though is some correspondence and other material dating back to 1911. The papers include correspondence, speeches, press releases, clippings scrapbooks and articles about Engel, files on various topics that came before Engel's House committees -- notably the Bikini Island A bomb and H bomb tests, and photographs

Biographical / Historical:

Albert J. Engel was born in New Washington, Ohio on January 1, 1888. He graduated from the law department of Northwestern University in 1910. He then was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Lake City, Michigan. He was prosecuting attorney of Missaukee County in 1916-1917 and 1919-1920. During the first World War, Engel served as a first lieutenant in the War Department, later promoted to captain where he served overseas for twenty-three months, 1917-1919.

Engel served four terms in the state senate 1921 and 1927-1931. He was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1934 from Michigan's Ninth District. He came to serve eight terms, from 1935 to 1951. While in the congress, Engel served ten years as a member and chairman of the House Armed Forces appropriations subcommittee. In 1943, he began a one-man investigation of Army waste in which he traveled about the country touring army bases. Upon his return Engel proposed reforms which saved the government billions of dollars. He did not seek reelection in 1950 but rather sought (without success) the Republican nomination for governor. In his retirement, Engel operated a Christmas tree plantation near Lake City. He died December 2, 1959.

Acquisition Information:

The collection was donated by Albert J. Engel, Jr., (donor 4690 ) in 1968.

Related

Additional Descriptive Data:

Selective Index to Correspondence

Adams, James Truslow, 1878-1949.	July 14, 1937
Baer, Max A.	June 2, 1945, July 11, 1945
Brucker, Wilber Marion, 1894-1968.	Nov. 20, 1928, Dec. 31, 1929, Jan. 4, 1930, Mar. 3, 1931
Byrd, Harry Flood, 1887-1966.	Feb. 23, 1950
Carlson, Frank, 1893-	Feb. 11, 1947
Connally, Tom, 1877-1963	Mar. 27, 1947
Curwood, James Oliver, 1878-1927	Dec. 24, 1926
Dickinson, Luren Dudley, 1859-1943	June 12, 1929, Mar. 2, 1931, Aug. 21, 1940, Oct. 15, 1940, Jan. 28, 1942
Disney, Walt, 1901-1966	Mar. 21, 1940
Ferguson, Homer, 1889-1982	Apr. 9, 1948
Fitzgerald, Frank Dwight, 1885-1939	Dec. 10, 1929, Feb. 18, 1931, Feb. 7, 1934, Feb. 2, 1935
Forrestal, James, 1892-1949.	Apr. 30, 1946, Apr. 15, 1947, June 9, 1947, June 12, 1947, June 26, 1947, July 22, 1947, Nov. 26, 1947, Dec. 2, 1947, Apr. 7, 1948
Green, Fred Warren, 1872-1936	July 12, 1927, Dec. 9, 1935
Groesbeck, Alexander J. 1873-1953	Apr. 12, 1922, Jan. 29, 1934, Feb. 20, 1934
Hannah, John A., 1902-	Mar. 15, 1949
Hare, James M., 1910-	May 8, 1959
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964	Oct. 18, 1928, Oct. 8, 1945
Hoover, J. Edgar, (John Edgar), 1895-1972	Dec. 17, 1937, Apr. 24, 1940, Jan. 27, 1941
Hull, Cordell, 1871-1955.	Oct. 28, 1937, Jan. 17, 1938, June 5, 1940
Kelly, Harry F. (Harry Francis), 1895-1971	Nov. 23, 1940, Feb. 3, 1944, Aug. 29, 1944, Dec. 1, 1944, Sept. 3, 1946, Sept. 21, 1951
Knox, Frank, 1874-1944	Apr. 19, 1938
Landon, Alfred M. (Alfred Mossman), 1887-1987	July 12, 1943
Lewis, John Llewellyn, 1880-1969	July 18, 1939, Jan. 10, 1940
Lubin, Isador, 1896-	Jan. 10, 1940
McLaughlin, James Campbell, 1858-1932	Mar. 3, 1920, Feb. 13, 1932, Feb. 23, 1920, Mar. 6, 1920, Apr. 9, 1920, Feb. 23, 1920, Apr. 10, 1922, Feb. 11, 1930, Feb. 11, 1932, Sept. 14, 1932, Oct. 17, 1932
Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959	Dec. 5, 1939, Nov. 8, 1940, Sept. 7, 1944
Martin, Joseph William, 1884-1968.	July 19, 1939, July 24, 1944, Aug. 7, 1939, Aug. 4, 1943, July 24, 1944
Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949	July 16, 1937
Murray, Philip, 1886-1952	Apr. 27, 1950
Osborn, Chase S. (Chase Salmon), 1860-	Nov. 7, 1939, Feb. 23, 1944
Osborn, Stellanova, 1894-1988.	Feb. 23, 1944
Patterson, Robert Porter, 1891-1952	Sept. 23, 1944, Apr. 5, 1945, Sept. 10, 1945, Nov. 5, 1945, June 11, 1947, June 13, 1947, June 17, 1947, July 1, 1947, Section of War
Perkins, Frances, 1882-1965	Nov. 23, 1944
Pollock, James Kerr, 1898-1968	Aug. 3, 1939
Powers, Perry Francis, 1857-1945	May 20, 1920, July 16, 1936
Ruthven, Alexander Grant, 1882-	Nov. 23, 1929, May 12, 1931, Oct. 9, 1933, June 5, 1937
Sigler, Kim, 1894	Nov. 19, 1946
Smith, Shirley Wheeler, 1875-1959	June 24, 1931
Sparks, Frank Melville, 1877-	Feb. 27, 1928, Mar. 17, 1928, Mar. 23, 1928, June 19, 1928, July 11, 1928, July 30, 1928
Stimson, Henry Lewis, 1867-1950	Oct. 1, 1940, Oct. 14, 1940, Jan. 11, 1941, Feb. 19, 1945, Mar. 21, 1944, Feb. 15, 1945, Feb. 23, 1945
Symington, Stuart, 1901-	Sept. 18, 1947, June 26, 1948, Apr. 31, 1948, Jan. 22, 1948, May 18, 1948
Thompson, Ruth, 1887-1970	July 20, 1954
Townsend, Charles Elroy, 1856-1924	Oct. 22, 1921, Feb. 7, 1922, Oct. 18, 1922, Nov. 8, 1922
Townsend, Francis E. (Francis Everett), 1867-1960	Feb. 17, 1940
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972	Sept. 13, 1949
Tunney, James Joseph, 1897-	May 28, 1938, June 9, 1938
Vandenberg, Arthur H. (Arthur Hendrick), 1884-1951	Mar. 31, 1928, June 10, 1937, Mar. 31, 1938, Apr. 2, 1928, June 3, 1938, Dec. 17, 1937, Jan. 10, 1935, Jan. 17, 1945
Van Wagoner, Murray Delos, 1898-	Sept. 21, 1942, Sept. 24, 1945
Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1883-1953	May 17, 1948
Wallace, Henry Agard, 1888-1965	undated, Feb. 26, 1940, June 26, 1945
Williams, G. Mennen, 1911-	Sept. 13, 1949, Oct. 11, 1949
Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944	Dec. 22, 1941, Dec. 6, 1940, Sept. 9, 1940

Alternative Form Available:

The 16mm films in the collection were digitized in 2009 as part of a library video preservation project. Preservation master beta tapes for all titles and high resolution digital files of some titles were created along with DVD and streaming files for all titles. The DVDs are available for use in the library. A selection of the streaming files may be available online at a given time, others can be mounted on request.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Atomic bomb.
Elections -- Michigan -- 1950.
Hydrogen bomb.
Lawyers -- Michigan.
Politicians -- Michigan -- Missaukee County.
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1928.
World War, 1914-1918.
World War, 1939-1945.
Military art and science.
Politics and government -- 1946-1960.
World War, 1914-1918.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Peace.

Formats:

Motion pictures.
Photographs.
Postcards.

Names:

Manhattan Project (U.S.)
Michigan. Legislature.
Republican Party (Mich.)
United States. Congress. House.
Engel, Albert Joseph, 1888-1959.
Adams, James Truslow, 1878-1949.
Baer, Max A.
Brucker, Wilber Marion, 1894-1968.
Byrd, Harry Flood, 1887-1966.
Carlson, Frank, 1893-1987.
Connally, Tom, 1877-1963.
Curwood, James Oliver, 1878-1927.
Dickinson, Luren Dudley, 1859-1943.
Disney, Walt, 1901-1966.
Ferguson, Homer, 1889-1982.
Fitzgerald, Frank Dwight, 1885-1939.
Forrestal, James, 1892-1949.
Green, Fred W. (Fred Warren), 1872-1936.
Groesbeck, Alexander J. (Alexander Joseph), 1873-1953.
Hannah, John A., 1902-1991.
Hare, James M. (James McNeil), 1910-1980.
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.
Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972.
Hull, Cordell, 1871-1955.
Kelly, Harry F. (Harry Francis), 1895-1971.
Knox, Frank, 1874-1944.
Landon, Alfred M. (Alfred Mossman), 1887-1987.
Lewis, John Llewellyn, 1880-1969.
Lubin, Isador, 1896-1978.
McLaughlin, James Campbell, 1858-1932.
Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959.
Martin, Joseph William, 1884-1968.
Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949.
Murray, Philip, 1886-1952.
Osborn, Chase S. (Chase Salmon), 1860-
Osborn, Stellanova, 1894-1988.
Patterson, Robert Porter, 1891-1952.
Perkins, Frances, 1882-1965.
Pollock, James K. (James Kerr), 1898-1968.
Powers, Perry Francis, 1857-1945.
Ruthven, Alexander Grant, 1882-1971.
Sigler, Kim, 1894-
Smith, Shirley Wheeler, 1875-1959.
Sparks, Frank Melville, 1877-
Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950.
Symington, Stuart, 1901-1988.
Thompson, Ruth, 1887-1970.
Townsend, Charles E. (Charles Elroy), 1856-1924.
Townsend, Francis E. (Francis Everett), 1867-1960.
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.
Tunney, James Joseph, 1897-
Vandenberg, Arthur H. (Arthur Hendrick), 1884-1951.
Van Wagoner, Murray Delos, 1898-
Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1883-1953.
Wallace, Henry Agard, 1888-1965.
Williams, G. Mennen, 1911-1988.
Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944.

Places:

Lake City (Mich.)
Michigan -- Politics and government -- 1837-1950.
Michigan -- Politics and government -- 1922-1928.
Michigan -- Politics and government -- 1929-1938.
Michigan -- Politics and government -- 1939-1945.
Michigan -- Politics and government -- 1946-1960.
Missaukee County (Mich.)
United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1923-1929.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1929-1933.
France.
Iran.
Israel.
Italy.