Whaley-Eaton American Letter

Volume: Approximately 9 inches of materials (49 publications)
Provenance: Donated by Mrs. Edward Whaley Seabrook Hull, 2010; Donated by Mari Christie, 2022

This set of materials contains newsletters (“Pamphlets”), 1925-1930. Those from 1927 - 1930 are included in the collection of Edward Whaley Seabrook Hull (1923-2007), which was received by SCPC in 2007. Also in the Hull collection are related items—postcards, correspondence, and credentials, such as a reporter’s pass from 1914.

Additional 1925-1926 Whaley-Eaton “Pamphlets” were added to SCPC’s holdings in 2022 by Mari Christie, great-great-niece of Mr. Percival Whaley. She based a character in her 2017 novel, Blind Tribute, on her ancestor, who worked in Washington, D.C. as a reporter, editor, and publisher from the 1900s to the 1950s. He later returned to his roots in South Carolina and lived on family land at Edisto Island. Ms. Christie also connected with John Eaton, grandson of Henry Eaton, the other half of the original Whaley-Eaton. She shared copies of some of her own research and writings that provide more insight into Whaley-Eaton and its founders.

Whaley-Eaton Pamphlets covered for many years newsworthy issues of interest and importance to business owners and investors, among others. Issues can still be found today, many in the Hathi Trust Digital Library. The reports make for fascinating reading, with editorial viewpoints and concise writing on developments of the day.

 

List of Pamphlets

Hull collection (Box 8):

1927
March 4	“A Common Front Against Bolshevism?”
April 1	“A Way Out for the Farmer”
May 27	“Business Aspects of the Political Outlook”
June 24	“The Farm Loan System: A Story of Confusion Leading to Accomplishment”
July 8	“A House of Censors”
July 22	“Legal Aspects of the Co-Operative Movement”
August 5	“The Federal Trade Commission: Traffic Cop or Business Court?”
August 19	“Controlling Factors in the Political Situation”
September 2	“Outlook for Prices”
September 16	“Two Views of Europe”
September 30	“Railway Consolidations”
October 28	“The Democrats and The Tariff: An Interview”
November 11	“The Anti-Trust Laws and Foreign Trade”
December 9	“Purchasing Pools and Foreign Monopolies”
December 23	“Helpful Handicaps: Wherein the British Take Advantage of Adversity”

1928
January 6	“The Best Years Are Still Ahead”
February 3	“The Pending Tax Bill”
March 30	“Advice from One Democrat to Another”
May 25	“Uses for Capital Over the Next Ten Years”
June 22	“How Credit Is Created: Fundamentals in the Financial Situation”
July 20	“Changing Dynasties”
September 28	“Russia”
October 26	“The Huddle System: How to Eliminate Jungle Competition”
November 23	“Hoover’s New Principle in Government”
December 7	“Tell Me More: The Governmental Policy of Inquiry”
December 21	“Two Answers to ‘Russia’”

1929
February 15	“The Business Farmer and the New Agriculture”
April 12	“The Credit Controversy”
July 5	“The Supreme Court Looks at Life as Well as Laws”
July 19	“Rome and the Vatican”
August 16	“What Price Art?”
August 30	“A Letter About Railroads: Consolidation-Valuation-Recapture”
October 25	“The Census of Distribution: Facts to Replace Fancy”
November 8	“The Coalition’s Ultimatum (Senator Borah’s Speech of Sept. 16)”
November 22	“Questionnaire on Branch-Banking”
December 20	“‘Where Are We At?’: World Movement Toward Socialization”

1930
January 17	“A Dizzy Citizen and a Calm President”

 

Christie collection:

1925
March 3	“What About Coolidge?”
April 24	“American Trade and British Protection”
May 22	“A Letter to a Senator”
October 28	“America’s Capacity to Cancel”
December 11	“Consider the Senate”
December 18	“Report on Visit to the United States of America by Colonel the  Hon. F. Vernon Wiley and Mr. Guy Locock”

1926
January 2	“Effect of American Financial Policy on Trade During 1926”
January 20	“The ‘Treasury Plan’”
April 9	“American and Britain”
April 23	“How Can American Industries Hold Their Foreign Trade?”
July 2	“The Lesson of the British General Strike”
July 16	“Public Laws of the 69th Congress, First Session”