b0042 C. Clarence Neslen Papers, 1938-1940 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 1999 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 1999. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 42 Neslen, C. Clarence, 1879-1967 C. Clarence Neslen Papers, 1938-1940 1.5 lin. ft. (3 boxes) Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah and Insurance Commissioner for Utah. Record of the Utah drives for funding the Infantile Paralysis campaign, 1938-1939, and for construction of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, 1939-1940. Topics: Fund raising -- Utah. Poliomyelitis. Background Background Note

Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah and Insurance Commissioner for Utah.

Scope and Content

Record of the Utah drives for funding the Infantile Paralysis campaign, 1938-1939, and for construction of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, 1939-1940.

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C. Clarence Neslen Papers, 1938-1940, Utah State Historical Society.

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Processing Information: Collection processed by staff Finding aid compiled by staff Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Richard Saunders, 1988 (RLIN ID: UTSX88-A70). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 1999. Container list Box Folder Contents Miscellaneous materials 1 1-10 Correspondence relating to Infantile Paralysis campaign, 3 January 1937 - 31 January 1939 2 1-8 Correspondence relating to Infantile Paralysis campaign, 1 February 1939 - 28 March 1940 2 9 Advertising materials 2 10 Bulletins; Fight Infantile Paralysis campaign bulletin, 14 December 1938; Bulletin No. 1 from New York Headquarters, Committee for the Celebration of the President's Birthday 2 11 Committee for the Celebration of the President's Birthday [poster] 2 12 Committee lists; city, county, publishers, radio stations, state medical association heads, state health officers, orthopedic hospitals, orthopedic surgeons, city health officers, county health officers, weekly publishers, state committee for celebration of president's birthday, 1938 2 13 Minutes of meeting of the committee for the celebration of the President's birthday, 3 January 1939; "A Resume of conclusions agreed upon in the President's Ball" Committee Meeting, 19 January 1939 2 14 Financial reports of 1939 Infantile Paralysis Campaign; statement of donations made by city, county and school, 1939 3 1- 2 Financial reports of 1939 Infantile Paralysis Campaign; statement of donations made by city, county and school, 1939 3 3 Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Inc. at Hyde Park, New York; Transcript of the Cornerstone Ceremony, 19 November 1939 3 4 National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis; Expansion of Plans to Meet Local Needs, Speech of Basil O'Connor, President of the Foundation over Mutual Network, 10 November 1938; Manual for Chapters, 15 March 1939; Speech of Basil O'Connor, President, at Tuskegee Institute, 22 May 1939 3 5 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1938-1939 3 6 Press releases for National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, 1939 3 7 Purchase orders; invoices, receipts, 1939 3 8 Miscellaneous radio materials, including, "Information for Radio Editors," from The Committee for the Celebration of the President's Birthday 3 9 Schedule showing net proceeds by state, territories, etc. of celebrations held 29 January 1939 3 10 Miscellaneous materials; committees in charge of stopover, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, 19 June 1939; Visiting Nurse Association News, February 1939; ticket to President's Birthday Ball, 30 January 1939; handwritten materials