United States Insular Possessions, 1932, 1940-1941

Scope and Contents

Includes clipping with title "Puerto Rico" and subheading "The U.S. is spending $40 million to make our Caribbean possession a bastion of defense. But the island's sick economy is bad advertising for the Good Neighbor policy." Also includes publication titled "Philippine Independence: A Survey of the Present State of American Public Opinion on the Subject, as Expressed in Editorial Comment Throughout the United States During the Past Twelve Months"

Dates

Creation: 1932
Creation: 1940-1941

Document Types

Clippings

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arrangement of the General File series is alphabetical by subject, with document types and material from across the AFRO's regional offices interfiled. Subjects are primarily original description assigned by the creators of the collection over the history of its creation and use.

Terminology used in original folder titles evolved across many offices and generations of staff, resulting in similar collection content filed under varying terms. Researchers may benefit from searching a variety of related subjects and names.

Processing Information

This series has been processed using detailed processing procedures. Folders have been sorted alphabetically by folder title, metal printing plates (called cuts), and oversized and legal-sized documents have been rehoused, damaged folders have been replaced, and the content of thick folders has been divided into multiple folders for physical stabilization.

Detailed processing also means that archivists have verified legacy description that was created before the processing project that began in 2023, and in many cases additional information has been added, including biographical notes about the subject of the folder, and scope and content notes that describe folder content. Married women's names that were omitted from legacy description have been added when found in folder content. Folder records have been updated with the date range of their content and all the document types found in each folder, so searches of folders in this series can be refined by date and document type.

Researchers may still discover errors or gaps in the description, or folders that need content warnings or notes about documents found in fragile condition. Archives staff welcome information about such issues to help us improve collection description.