Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Meyer, André, 1898-1979
| title | Anna Rosenberg Hoffman Papers, 1870-1983 (inclusive). | repository | Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute |
| description | Correspondence, awards, clippings, photographs, and audiovisual materials provide a comprehensive summary of Hoffman's public life. About half of the collection pertains to the years 1950-1953 when she was assistant secretary of defense; most of the remaining materials concern her earlier activities. No official papers from her government posts or private consulting are in the collection. Also included are correspondence, photographs, and clippings of the Lederer family, especially Hoffman's mother, Charlotte Bacskai Lederer, a writer and illustrator of children's books. Biographical and Historical Notes An expert on labor mediation and welfare services, Hoffman, a Hungarian immigrant, founded her own consulting firm in 1924 and became an advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, N.Y. Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, and N.Y. Governor Herbert Lehman. She served as regional director for the National Recovery Administration (1935) and the Social Security Board (1936-1943) during the New Deal; on the Retraining and Reemployment Administration (1941-1945), War Manpower Commission (1942-1945), and Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services during World War II; consulted for the National Security Resources Board, Bureau of Employment Security, and War Mobilization and Reconversion Advisory Board in the postwar period; was Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Personnel under George Marshall (1950-1953), the highest post ever held by a woman in the defense establishment; and in Sept. 1951 she chaired the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services. In 1919 she married businessman Julius Rosenberg; they had one son and were later divorced. In 1963 she married Paul Gray Hoffman. Notes: Scrapbooks and clippings are available on microfilm (M-140, 1 reel, 35 mm.) (M-142, 2 reels, 35 mm.) from the Schlesinger Libary, Radcliffe College, through interlibrary loan. Microfilmed clippings were discarded |
| extent | 3.5 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Clippings Photographs Sound Recording |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://hollis.harvard.edu/ |
| finding aid | Preliminary finding aid; most Schlesinger Library finding aids are also available in the National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States (Chadwyck-Healey, 1984- ). Electronic finding aid available http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:RAD.SCHL:sch00303 |
| acquisition information | Gift of her son Thomas J. Rosenberg, 1983-1984. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:53 |
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