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Joseph Ralston Hayden Papers, 1854-1975

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Summary

Creator:
Hayden, Joseph Ralston, 1887-1945
Abstract:
University of Michigan professor of political science, specialist in Philippine Island politics and government, vice governor of the Philippines in the 1930s; correspondence, collected Philippine materials, course materials.
Extent:
56 linear feet
1 oversize folder
Language:
English.
Call Number:
851643, Aa 2, Ac
Authors:
Finding aid prepared by: Bentley Historical Library Staff

Background

Scope and Content:

As vice governor of the Philippine Islands during the 1930s, and later as advisor on Philippine affairs to General Douglas MacArthur during World War II, Joseph R. Hayden was recipient of much substantive documentation relating to the American phase of Philippine Island history. Hayden was an astute and discerning scholar of Philippine life and history, and as such used the opportunity of his frequent trips to the Far East to collect materials (official and personal) that he knew would be of value in his teaching and research, and that he also hoped would prove useful to scholars following after him. Although the Hayden papers include some non-Philippine materials, such as his University of Michigan files and those records from his service with the Michigan Naval Division during World War I, the Philippine Collection is the heart of the collection. Comprising more than 75% of the Hayden papers, the Philippine Collection is testimony to Hayden's foresight in drawing together official documents (because of the positions he held) and other records (sent to him because of his known interest in the Philippines). This collection of official reports, minutes of meetings attended, memoranda with government officials, photographs, clippings, and published materials is unique, especially because of the devastation to Philippine public records and historical documents that occurred during the war.

Biographical / Historical:

Joseph Ralston Hayden was born on September 24, 1887 in Quincy, Illinois. He received his B.S. from Knox College in 1910, then his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1911 and 1915 respectively. From 1910 to 1912, while a student, Hayden was an assistant in American history at the University of Michigan. In 1912, he became a member of the university's department of political science, where he remained, except for his service with the government, until his death on May 19, 1945.

During World War I, Hayden was a lieutenant in the Michigan Naval Militia serving as senior officer of the University of Michigan division. He was in active service from April 1917 to February 1919. Following the war, Hayden returned to the University of Michigan.

Hayden was a recognized authority on the Philippine Islands. In this, Hayden was carrying on a tradition begun by Dean C. Worcester, who, like Hayden, was both on the faculty of the University of Michigan and called to public service in the Philippine Islands because of his expertise and experience. In 1922-23, Hayden was an exchange professor at the University of the Philippines; in 1930-31, he was the Carnegie Visiting Professor in the State University of the Philippines. In 1922-23, 1926, and 1930-31, Hayden was special correspondent in the far east for the Christian Science Monitor. Hayden used each of these opportunities to travel in the islands, to study, and to make contacts with Philippine citizens, both government officials and private citizens.

In recognition of his learning and wide experience in Philippine matters, President Franklin Roosevelt appointed Hayden to serve as vice governor of the Philippines and secretary of public instruction. His choice for governor general, Frank Murphy, though possessing administrative skills and political charm, was coming to the Philippines without any real knowledge of the actualities of Filipino life and custom, and thus Roosevelt's reasoning for pairing Hayden with the former Detroit mayor. Hayden responded admirably to his selection by the president, performing his duties efficiently, even serving as acting governor general when Murphy returned to the United States for a six-month period.

With the establishment of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1935, Hayden returned to the University of Michigan, where he taught and worked on what would be his classic work, The Philippines: A study in national development (1941). Following his return, Hayden was named James Orin Murfin Professor of Political Science and chairman of the department.

Hayden returned to public service with the outbreak of World War II, where his knowledge of the Philippines proved invaluable. From 1941 to 1945, he worked with the U.S. Office of the Coordinator of Information and, after June 1942, with its successor organization, the Office of Strategic Services. From 1943 to 1945, Hayden was named civil adviser and consultant on Philippine affairs with the U.S. War Department, attached to the staff of General Douglas MacArthur. As part of this latter activity, Hayden developed and headed up as chief a special staff section of the United States Armed Forces for the Far East - the Philippine Research and Information Section. The role he envisioned for the Philippine Research and Information Section was three-fold: to prepare reports and studies about the Philippines; to distribute information about the Philippines as needed; and to collect books, magazines, newspapers, and printed and manuscript materials about the Philippines with a view to their "effectiveness in furthering the prosecution of the war."

Acquisition Information:
The collection came to the library in three principal accessions. The bulk came to the library in 1955 with subsequent additions in 1971 and 1985. Donor no. 3109
Arrangement:

The Hayden collection has been arranged into six separate series of papers: Professional Correspondence; Philippine Collection; University of Michigan; Michigan Naval Division; Files Maintained by Lloyd Millegan; and Files maintained by Elizabeth Olivia Hayden.

Summary Content List
  1. Professional Correspondence, 1916-1942 -- Boxes 1-8
  2. Philippine Collection -- Boxes 9-35 and 55
    • Administrative -- Boxes 9-13
    • Economic -- Boxes 13-16
    • Education -- Boxes 16-19
    • Foreign Affairs -- Boxes 19-21
    • Historical and Social Topics -- Boxes 21-22
    • Legislative/Constitutional/Judiciary -- Boxes 22-24
    • Political -- Boxes 24-26
    • Provincial -- Boxes 26-30
    • Miscellaneous Topics -- Boxes 30-34
    • Visual Materials - Photographs and films -- Boxes 35 and 55
  3. University of Michigan -- Boxes 36-39
  4. Michigan Naval Division -- Box 40
  5. Files Maintained by Lloyd S. Millegan -- Boxes 41-42
  6. Files Maintained by Elizabeth Olivia Hall Hayden -- Boxes 43-54

Subjects

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Subjects:
Depressions -- 1929 -- United States.
New Deal, 1933-1939.
World War, 1914-1918.
World War, 1939-1945.
Spanish-American War, 1898.
Governors -- Philippines.
Formats:
Albums.
DVDs.
Motion pictures.
Photographs.
Videotapes.
Names:
Michigan -- Naval militia.
United States. Office of Strategic Services.
University of Michigan. Dept. of Political Science.
University of Michigan -- Faculty.
Aguinaldo, Emilio, 1869-1964.
Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973.
Hayden, Joseph Ralston, 1887-1945.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944.
Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950.
Warren, Fiske, 1862-1938.
Worcester, Dean C. (Dean Conant), 1866-1924.
Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949.
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.
Adams, Randolph Greenfield, 1892-1951.
Artiaga, Santiago, 1878-1962.
Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937.
Carpenter, Frank W. (Frank Watson), 1871-1938.
Clements, William L. (William Lawrence), 1861-1934.
Cox, Creed Fulton, 1877-1950.
Crawford, Fred L., 1888-1957.
Diekema, Gerrit John, 1859-1930.
Forbes, W. Cameron (William Cameron), 1870-1959.
Fugate, James, 1877-1938.
Gale, Esson M. (Esson McDowell), 1884-1964.
Gilmore, Eugene Allen, 1871-1953.
Green, Fred W. (Fred Warren), 1872-1936.
Guest, Edgar A. (Edgar Albert), 1881-1959.
Harllee, William Curry, 1877-1944.
Harrison, Francis Burton, 1873-1957.
Hester, Evett D.
Hill, Norman Hingston, 1887-1971.
Hornbeck, Stanley Kuhl, 1883-1966.
Hull, Cordell, 1871-1955.
Jones, J. Weldon (James Weldon), 1896-
Kellogg, Frank B. (Frank Billings), 1856-1937.
Kuder, Edward Metcalfe, 1896-
Laurel, Jose P. (Jose Paciano), 1891-1959.
McNutt, Paul Vories, 1891-1955.
Malcolm, George A. (George Arthur), 1881-1961.
Michener, Earl C. (Earl Cory), 1876-1957.
Mosher, Gouverneur Frank, 1871-1941.
Osias, Camilo, 1889-
Osmeóna, Sergio, 1878-1961.
Parker, Francis LeJau, 1873-1966.
Parker, Frank, 1872-1947.
Pollock, James K. (James Kerr), 1898-1968.
Quezon, Manuel Luis, 1878-1944.
Ralston, Jackson Harvey, 1857-1945.
Reeves, Jesse Siddall, 1872-1942.
Romulo, Carlos P. (Carlos Peóna), 1899-1985.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
Roth, Fred G.
Roxas, Manuel.
Sayre, Francis Bowes, 1885-1972.
Swanson, Claude Augustus, 1862-1939.
Tomlinson, Mathew.
Vandenberg, Arthur H. (Arthur Hendrick), 1884-1951.
Van Schaick, Louis J.
Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927.
Worcester, Nanon Fay Leas.
Places:
China -- History -- Republic, 1912-1949.
Philippines -- History -- 1898-1946.
Philippines -- History -- 1898-1946.

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Collection

Joseph Ralston Hayden Papers, 1854-1975
Call Number 851643, Aa 2, Ac
Total components 824
Items available online Online 4
Last indexed 2023-12-08