A Guide to the Francis T. Maloney Papers

Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Library

Summary Information

Repository:
Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Library
Title:
Francis T. Maloney Papers
ID:
1979.0010
Date [inclusive]:
undated, 1931-1959
Physical Description:
5 Linear Feet
Language of the Material:
English
Abstract:
Francis T. Maloney was a United States Senator from 1934 until his death in 1945. Previous to that, he was a Congressman and, before that, Mayor of his hometown, Meriden, Connecticut. During World War I he was a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve Force.

Preferred Citation

[Item description, #:#], Francis T. Maloney Papers. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Library.

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Biography

Francis Thomas Maloney, son of Patrick and Grace (Hickey), was born in Meriden, Connecticut, on 31 March 1894. After attending public and parochial schools in Meriden, he became a reporter for The Meriden Morning Record (1914-1921). During World War I, Maloney was a member of the United States Naval Reserve Force as a seaman first class.

In 1918, Maloney married Martha Herzig of Wallingford. They had a son, Robert, and three daughters, Marilyn, Grace, and Ann. Maloney sold real estate and fire insurance from 1921 until 1929 when he was elected mayor of Meriden. He served for two terms.

He was elected as a Democratic member to the 73rd Congress in 1933, and in 1934 was elected to the United States Senate. While in the Senate he chaired the Special Committee Investigating Gasoline and Fuel Shortages. He also was chairman of the Special Committee to Study International Petroleum Production and Distribution. Maloney was reelected to the Senate in 1940. While in the Senate, Maloney supported the social reforms of the New Deal. He opposed President Roosevelt's plan to reorganize the Supreme Court in 1937.

Maloney held membership in many organizations, including the American Legion, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Fraternal Order of the Eagles, Knights of Columbus, Loyal Order of Moose, Meriden Turner Society, Sons of Union Veterans, and Young Men's Temperance and Benevolence Society.

While working on a proposal to modernize Congressional procedure in December 1944, Maloney became ill from exhaustion. He died in Meriden, Connecticut, on 16 January 1945.

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Scope and Content

These papers were the only ones to survive basement flooding before the collection was donated to Special Collections in 1969. In Series I, correspondence between Senator Maloney, Albert N. Jorgensen, the War Department, and the Federal Works Agency which deal with a proposal to construct an armory at the University of Connecticut were photocopied from the Albert N. Jorgensen correspondence in the records of the President's Office in the University of Connecticut Archives. In Series II, subject index excerpts have been removed from the original notebooks and placed in manuscript folders. In Series V, loose newspaper clippings were removed and placed in manuscript folders, chronologically.

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Arrangement

Series I: Correspondence (1931-1944) contains incoming and outgoing letters written between 1931 and 1944. Several of the letters are between Francis T. Maloney and the Library of Congress. They request information Maloney needed for speech writing. There are photocopies of correspondence between Senator Maloney, Albert N. Jorgensen, the War Department, and the Federal Works Agency which deal with a proposal to construct an armory at the University of Connecticut. The letters were written between August 1940 and November 1940. These letters were copied from the Albert N. Jorgensen correspondence in the records of the President's Office.

Series II: Writings (undated, 1931-1944) is organized into two sections. The first part consists of speeches, radio broadcasts, and articles written by Maloney. The second part consists of excerpts from the Congressional Record relating to Maloney. They were mounted in looseleaf notebooks and organized by Congressional term, by session and then by form—remarks and speeches, bills, resolutions, and petitions. At the beginning of the papers for each session, there is a subject index. These excerpts have been removed from the notebooks and places in folders.

Series III: Biographical Material (undated, 1945-1947) contains information about Maloney, such as published articles, photographs, and campaign posters. There are several photographs, including two of Senator Maloney and Jimmy Durante visiting war plants in Connecticut. There is a bound volume of the Congressional memorial service for Maloney, which was held on 23 May 1945. Several oversized campaign posters are located in box 2.

Series IV: Speech Reference File (undated, 1943) is an alphabetized series of material Maloney used as research for speeches.

Series V: Scrapbooks (1929-1959) is organized into two sections. The first section contains nine volumes dating between 1929 and 1945. Three of the volumes (1937 December - 1939 January, 1939 January - 1939 July, and 1939 November - 1944 June) contain clippings relating only to Meriden events and personalities. The second section contains loose newspaper clippings, some of which were removed from scrapbooks because they had become unglued and others, which were found loose among the papers. A tenth scrapbook, dating from December 1944 to May 1945 was filled with loose clippings, which were removed and placed in folders, chronologically.

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Administrative Information

Publication Statement

Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Library

University of Connecticut Library405 Babbidge Road Unit 1205Storrs, Connecticut 06269-1205archives@uconn.eduURL: http://lib.uconn.edu/libraries/asc/

Revision Description

Revised for consistency. 2017 December

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from the owner(s) of the copyright.

Acquisition Information

The Francis T. Maloney Papers were donated to the University of Connecticut Library circa 1969 by Senator Maloney's son, Robert Maloney. These papers were the only ones to survive basement flooding.

Access

The collection is open and available for research.

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Controlled Access Headings

  • Catholics
  • College presidents
  • Connecticut (state)
  • Storrs (inhabited place)
  • Twentieth century.
  • Population
  • Ethnic groups
  • Local government
  • College buildings
  • Waterways
  • Transportation
  • Posters
  • Speeches (documents)
  • Meriden (inhabited place)
  • Obituaries
  • Political participation
  • Resolutions (administrative records)
  • Petitions
  • Photographs
  • Notebooks
  • United States (nation)
  • Fliers (printed matter)
  • History
  • Correspondence
  • Bombardment of Stonington (Connecticut : 1814)
  • American Revolution (1775-1783)
  • Congressional record (Washington, D.C.: Periodical)
  • Education
  • Armories
  • Universities and colleges
  • New Deal (1933-1939)
  • War of 1812
  • Catholic Church
  • United States. Congress. House
  • United States. Congress. Senate
  • Jorgenson, Albert N. (Albert Nels)
  • University of Connecticut
  • Maloney, Francis Thomas, 1894-1945

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Collection Inventory

Series I: Correspondence, 1931-1944

Title/DescriptionInstances
1931-1940
box 1 folder 1
1943-1944
box 1 folder 2

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Series II: Writings, undated, 1931-1944

Speeches and Articles

Title/DescriptionInstances
1931-1933
box 1 folder 3
1934 January - September
box 1 folder 4
1934 October
box 1 folder 5
undated, 1934 November - December
box 1 folder 6
1935-1940
box 1 folder 7
1942-1943
box 1 folder 8
1944 January - June
box 1 folder 9
"July 4 Oration", 1944 July
box 1 folder 10
1944 August - December
box 1 folder 11
undated
box 1 folder 12

Excerpts from The Congressional Record

Title/DescriptionInstances

73rd Congress

Title/DescriptionInstances
1st Session, Index, pp 1-6
box 1 folder 13
2nd Session, Index, pp 7-17
box 1 folder 14

74th Congress

Title/DescriptionInstances
1st Session, Index, pp 18-24
box 1 folder 15
2nd Session, Index, pp 25-37
box 1 folder 16

75th Congress

Title/DescriptionInstances
1st Session, Index, pp 38-67
box 1 folder 17
2nd Session, Index pp 68-72
box 1 folder 18
3rd Session, Index, pp 73-104
box 1 folder 19

76th Congress

Title/DescriptionInstances
1st Session, Index, pp 105-133
box 1 folder 20
1st Session, pp 134-155
box 1 folder 21
1st Session, pp 156-174
box 1 folder 22
2nd Session, Index, pp 175-184
box 1 folder 23
3rd Session, Index, pp 185-209
box 1 folder 24
3rd Session, pp 210-232
box 1 folder 25
3rd Session, pp 233-254
box 1 folder 26

78th Congress

Title/DescriptionInstances
1st Session, Index, pp 405-422
box 1 folder 27
1st Session, pp 423-451
box 1 folder 28
1st Session, pp 452-478
box 1 folder 29
1st Session, pp 479-495
box 1 folder 30
1st Session, pp 496-521
box 1 folder 31
2nd Session, Index, pp 522-548
box 1 folder 32
2nd Session, pp 549-572
box 1 folder 33
2nd Session, pp 573-591
box 1 folder 34
2nd Session, pp 592-612
box 1 folder 35

79th Congress

Title/DescriptionInstances
1st Session, Index, pp 613-617
box 1 folder 36

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Series III: Biographical Material,, undated, 1945-1947

Title/DescriptionInstances
Articles about Maloney, undated
box 1 folder 37
Photographs, undated
box 1 folder 38
Memorial Services...in Eulogy of Francis Thomas Maloney, [1945 May 23], (Washington, 1947)
box 1 folder 39
Campaign posters
box 2 folder data_value_missing_1bb229fa22364fd810a9a517873792c5

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Series IV: Speech Reference File,, undated, 1943

Title/DescriptionInstances
Battle of Stonington
box 1 folder 40
Catholics in the American Revolution
box 1 folder 41
Commencement Address
box 1 folder 42
Independence Day Oration 1943
box 1 folder 43
Ireland and Irish Americans
box 1 folder 44
Italian-Americans
box 1 folder 45
Massachusetts
box 1 folder 46
Ukranian Quarterly
box 1 folder 47
Water way improvements
box 1 folder 48

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Series V: Scrapbooks,, 1929-1959

Title/DescriptionInstances
1929 November - 1931 December
volume 1
1931 December - 1934 January
box v.2
1937 December - 1939 January
box v.3
Meriden,, 1939 January - 1939 July
volume 4
Meriden,, 1939 November - 1944 June
box v.5
1934 January - 1940 March
volume 6
1940 April - 1941 September
box v.7
1941 September - 1943 July
box v.8
1943 July - 1945 August
volume 9
Scrapbooks, Newspaper Clippings,, 1931-1946
box 2: folder 1
Scrapbooks (clippings), 1943 Jul-1945 Aug
box 2: folder 2-9

Scrapbook,, 1944 December - 1945 May

Title/DescriptionInstances
Illness, 1944 December - 1945 January
box 2: folder 11
Obituaries, 1945 January 16
box 2: folder 12
Obituaries, 1945 January 17
box 2: folder 13
Obituaries, 1945 January 17
box 2: folder 14
Obituaries, 1945 January 18
box 2: folder 15
Obituaries, 1945 January 18
box 2: folder 16
Maloney's Successor, 1945 January 17 - 22
box 2: folder 17
Maloney's Successor, 1945 January 22-30
box 2: folder 18
1945 January
box 2: folder 19
1945 February - May
box 2: folder 20

Newspaper Clippings

Title/DescriptionInstances
Mayoral Election, 1930
box 2: folder 21
Senatorial Election, 1934
box 2: folder 22
Family Events, 1943, 1952
box 2: folder 23
Maloney High School Dedication, 1956 August - 1959 April
box 2: folder 24

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