Eleanor M. Bumgardner papers, 1919-1967

Summary

Creator:

Bumgardner, Eleanor M. (Eleanor Margaret)

Abstract:

Personal secretary to Frank Murphy. Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and printed miscellanea concerning the life and career of Frank Murphy; also scrapbooks, and photographs.

Extent:

8 linear feet
9 oversize volumes

Language:

English

Call Number:

85842 Aa 2; AC

Authors:

Finding aid created by Michigan Historical Collections staff

Background

Scope and Content:

The Bumgardner papers consist of two major series. The first is made up of Frank Murphy papers, including correspondence prior to July 1949, speeches of Murphy, and clippings and biographical materials. The second series pertains primarily to Bumgardner's activities and includes correspondence after July 1949, a topical file of clippings maintained by Bumgardner, miscellaneous books, clippings, and scrapbooks. There are also several files of photographs, portraits and informal photos, of Frank Murphy and Eleanor Bumgardner.

Biographical / Historical:

Eleanor M. "Lady" Bumgardner, a Detroit native, worked as private secretary for Frank Murphy from 1933 until his death in 1949. She was thus associated with Murphy while he held the position of governor-general and high commissioner of the Philippines, governor of Michigan, U.S. attorney general, and Supreme Court justice. After Murphy's death, Bumgardner remained with the Supreme Court as an executive secretary until her retirement in 1961. In 1966, she married Frank S. Wright.

During her residence in Washington, Bumgardner was active in social activities in the city. She has been the legal guardian of a number of wards from various countries. Bumgardner was an avid doll collector and a close friend of Jeanne Dixon.

Acquisition Information:

The collection was donated by Eleanor Bumgardner (donor no. 3418 ). Additional materials were received from Eugene Gressman (donor no. 1088 ).

Accruals:

No further additions to the papers are expected.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Related

Additional Descriptive Data:

Selective Index to Correspondents

Black, Hugo Lafayette, 1886-1971.	Undated, Aug. 25, 1937, Mar. 7, 1944, June 23, 1947, June 27, 1949
Bowers, Claude Gernade, 1879-1958.	July 23, 1935, Dec. 9, 1935, Jan.24, 1936, Nov. 5, 1936, Nov. 4, 1937, Dec. 14, 1937, Jan. 26, 1936, May 10, 1938, Jan. 4, 1939, Feb. 28, 1940, Mar. 7, 1945, Mar. 13, 1945
Brown, Prentiss Marsh, 1889-1973.	Nov. 10, 1938, Jan. 19, 1939, Jan. 18, 1941, May 21, 1942, June 10, 1942, Nov. 13, 1942, Jan. 11, 1943, Jan. 8, 1944, Apr. 12, 1944, May 1, 1944
Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938.	Apr. 20, 1933, May 5, 1933, Aug. 5, 1935, Oct. 9, 1935, Oct. 16, 1935, Mar. 29, 1937, Apr. 3, 1937
Davies, Joseph Edward.	Feb. 3, 1938
Dempsey, Jack, 1895-1983.	July 15, 1939
Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971.	Dec. 21, 1938, Jan. 2, 1939, Jan. 19, 1945, Nov. 9, 1945, July 12, 1948
Douglas, William O. (William Orville), 1898-1980.	Correspondence throughout
Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945.	Jan. 17, 1940
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.	June 21, 1948, July 5, 1948
Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976.	Jan. 18, 1937, Feb. 27, 1940, Mar. 8, 1947, July 3, 1958 [to E.B.]
Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943.	Apr. 22, 1933, July 11, 1933, May 9, 1934, June 28, 1934
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947.	Aug. 1, 1938, Dec. 2, 1938
Ford, Henry, 1917-1987.	May 2, 1944, May 31, 1944, June 9, 1944, Apr. 8, 1947
Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965.	Undated, Feb. 12, 1937, July 1, 1937, Nov. 10, 1938, Nov. 23, 1936, Aug. 1939, Nov. 15, 1939, Nov. 18, 1939, Apr. 12, 1941, June 2, 1941, Jan. 26, 1942, Dec. 12, 1944, May 7, 1945, Mar. 8, 1946, Nov. 3, 1946, Nov. 6, 1946, Dec. 27, 1948, Jan. 30, 1949, Apr. 22, 1949, June 4, 1949
Garner, John Nance, 1868-1967.	Jan. 20, 1939, Nov. 22, 1940
Gressman, Eugene, 1917-	Correspondence throughout
Hull, Cordell, 1871-1955.	Nov. 10, 1938, Jan. 4, 1940
Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952.	Apr. 3, 1939, Nov. 17, 1939, Mar. 18, 1940, Feb. 23, 1946
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.	Oct. 29, 1947
Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969.	July 15, 1935, Sept. 4, 1935, Mar. 25, 1938, Feb. 10, 1939, Mar. 17, 1939, Mar. 20, 1939, Apr. 5, 1939, Apr. 17, 1939, May 10, 1939, Jan. 7, 1940, Jan. 8, 1945, Jan. 3, 1946, Apr. 8, 1947, June 14, 1948, Mar. 23, 1961 [to E.B.]
La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947.	June 5, 1942, Jan. 7, 1943
Lewis, John Llewellyn, 1880-1969.	Undated [to E.B.]
Lippmann, Walter, 1889-1974.	Jan. 8,1940,Jan. 16,1940,Jan. 23,1942
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964.	Dec. 5,1935,Feb. 7,1945
Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959.	Apr. 15, 1942, Apr. 20, 1942, Apr. 25, 1942, May 18, 1942, June 10, 1942, July 15, 1942, May 10, 1943, May 26, 1944
Mayer, Louis B. (Louis Burt), 1885-1957.	Feb. 12, 1937, Sept. 8, 1944
Murphy, George, 1897-1961.	Correspondence throughout
Osborn, Chase S. (Chase Salmon), b. 1860	Correspondence throughout
Osborn, Stellanova, 1894-1988	Correspondence throughout
Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945.	Feb. 3, 1945
Quezon, Manuel Luis, 1878-1944.	Jan. 12, 1944
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.	Oct. 9, 1940, Apr. 19, 1945, July 28, 1958 [to E.B.]
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.	Dec. 16, 1935, Dec. 23, 1935, Nov. 21, 1936, Dec. 28, 1937, Oct. 5, 1938, Nov. 11, 1938, Nov. 29, 1938, Dec. 2, 1938, Jan. 18, 1939, Apr. 4, 1939, Dec. 9, 1939, Dec. 25, 1939, May 14, 1940, May 15, 1940, June 10, 1940, July 8, 1940, Nov. 22, 1941, Dec. 16, 1941, Dec. 17, 1941, Mar. 16, 1944, Nov. 20, 1944, Dec. 7, 1944, Dec. 15, 1944, Nov. 6, 1945
Stimson, Henry Lewis, 1867-1950.	July 10, 1942, Aug. 8, 1942
Stone, Harlan Fiske, 1872-1946.	Aug. 30, 1943, Nov. 1, 1943, Mar. 2, 1945
Stone, Irving, 1903-1989--Clarence Darrow for the defense.	Apr. 8, 1940, Nov. 9, 1940
Wallace, Henry Agard, 1888-1965.	Sept. 11, 1936, Apr. 8, 1946
Williams, G. Mennen, 1911-	Correspondence throughout

Subjects

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Formats:

Photographs.
Scrapbooks.

Names:

United States. Supreme Court.
University of Michigan -- Students -- Social life and customs -- 1901-1910.
University of Michigan -- Students -- Social life and customs -- 1911-1920.
Bumgardner, Eleanor M. (Eleanor Margaret)
Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949.
Black, Hugo LaFayette, 1886-1971.
Bowers, Claude Gernade, 1879-1958.
Brown, Prentiss M. (Prentiss Marsh), 1889-1973.
Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938.
Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971.
Douglas, William O. (William Orville), 1898-1980.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943.
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947.
Ford, Henry, 1917-1987.
Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965.
Garner, John Nance, 1868-1967.
Gressman, Eugene, 1917-2010.
Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969.
Lippmann, Walter, 1889-1974.
Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959.
Murphy, George, 1897-1961.
Osborn, Chase S. (Chase Salmon), 1860-
Osborn, Stellanova, 1894-1988.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950.
Stone, Harlan Fiske, 1872-1946.
Wallace, Henry Agard, 1888-1965.
Williams, G. Mennen, 1911-1988.
Davies, Joseph Edward.
Dempsey, Jack, 1895-1983.
Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945.
Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976.
Hull, Cordell, 1871-1955.
Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947.
Lewis, John Llewellyn, 1880-1969.
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964.
Mayer, Louis B. (Louis Burt), 1885-1957.
Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945.
Quezon, Manuel Luis, 1878-1944.
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
Stone, Irving, 1903-1989 -- Clarence Darrow for the defense.

Places:

Philippines -- History -- 1898-1946.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1929-1933.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
Michigan -- Politics and government -- 1929-1938.
Michigan -- Politics and government -- 1939-1945.
Michigan -- Politics and government -- 1837-1950.