Bernard Baruch papers undated, 1862-1957

The collection consists primarily of letters from Baruch on various subjects. Included are ten letters to Rudolph Kommer, author and playwright (1923-1941); a letter to Mrs. Samuel Gompers regarding her husband (1932); a letter to the editor of the Washington star regarding U.S. loans to foreign governments (1945), and two letters to Herbert Bayard Swope regarding his work on the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission (1947). Also included are seven routine letters, printer's proof for Baruch's entry in Who's Who in America, 1926-1927, three signed photographs, and addresses delivered by Baruch when awarded the Churchman's Medal, and on being awarded a gold medal by the National Institute of Social Sciences (1944). Also contains a medical certificate, signed by Simon Baruch (1840-1921), verifying that R.S. Desportes, an officer of his regiment, was unfit for duty (1862), and Baruch's declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States (1870)Gift, in part, of the Elsie O. and Philip D. Sang Foundatio