Julius A. Krug Papers, 1944-1952

Julius A. Krug Papers, 1944-1952

The Julius A. Krug Papers, held by the Archives of Appalachia at East Tennessee State University, consists of of incoming and outgoing correspondence (original copies, carbon copies, and telegrams). Dated from 1944 to 1952, the papers include correspondence received by Julius A. Krug, Chairman of the War Production Board (October 1944-November 1945); incoming and outgoing correspondence (April 1946-November 1949) of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior during Krug's tenure; and incoming and outgoing correspondence (December 1949-April 1952) of Julius A. Krug after his resignation as Secretary of the Interior.

The correspondence includes congratulatory messages, formal invitations and responses to dinner parties and other official functions, requests for assistance with problems resulting from the evacuation of Japanese-Americans and their parents, requests from photographers and artists for the opportunity to photograph or portray the Secretary, correspondence regarding gifts, letters concerning the Secretary's interest in statehood for Hawaii, and correspondence concerning the purchase of blue fox pelts for Mrs. Krug. Krug's resignation as Secretary of the Interior with President Truman's letter of acceptance also is included.

In addition to carbon copies of letters signed by Krug, the papers also contain carbon copies of letters signed by Margaret F. Ramsey and W. H. McCrillis, secretary and special assistant, respectively, to the Secretary of the Interior. The collection also contains a few personnel documents regarding Krug's service as acting Chairman of the War Production Board.

The current digital collection contains PDF file surrogates created in 2023 of the complete content of the collection.

Krug, Julius A. (Julius Albert), 1907-1970 (Person)

Julius A. Krug Papers, Archives of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University

1944-1952

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