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Collection Overview
Title: Theodore Schroeder papers, 1842-1957
ID: 1/5/MSS 017
Primary Creator: Schroeder, Theodore, 1864-1953.
Extent: 118.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Organized into six series: (1) Correspondence, (2) Autobiographical, (3) Manuscripts, (4) Published papers and is arranged in alphabetical order by title, (5) Research (6) Reviews and material about Schroeder.
Date Acquired: 00/00/1969. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Carus, Paul, 1852-1919., Freedom of speech - United States - History - 20th century, Mormon Church - Controversial literature, Schroeder, Theodore, 1864-1953
Forms of Material: Correspondence., Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962. - Correspondence, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. - Correspondence, Schroeder, Theodore, 1864-1953 - Correspondence, Schroeder, Theodore, 1864-1953 - Manuscripts, Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968. - Correspondence, Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 - Correspondence, Writings.
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Theodore Schroeder papers consist of material related to his extensive research and writing concerning freedom of speech, religion, human sexuality, and other interests, and include: correspondence; manuscript and published forms of Schroeder's writings; autobiographical material; notebooks and diaries; newspaper clippings and other printed matter, notes, bibliographic compilations and other types of research material; reviews and other published material concerning Schroeder; and other personal papers.
Biographical Note
Schroeder was born in 1864 and attended The University of Wisconsin in 1882 where he got his degree in civil engineering.
He then went to law school at Wisconsin and graduated in 1889 and opened a law office in Salt Lake City which is when he adopted an anti-Mormon stance. In 1898, Schroeder started writing a series of pamphlets under the name of "Lucifer's Lantern". The series challenged many Mormon leaders and bordered on the brink of libel suits. After his interest in Mormonism faded out in the early 1900's, he moved to New York and took up the crusade of defending free speech.
In 1911, he helped establish the Free Speech League. In 1909 the first of many writings on free speech by Schroeder appeared in the Free Press Anthology which was followed by a collection of essays titled Free Speech for Radicals, Free Speech Bibliography in 1922, and A Challenge to Sex Censors in 1938.
He died in 1953.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Southern Illinois University Special Collections Research Center
Accruals:
Supplement acquired by Arnold Maddaloni in 1980.
Access Restrictions:
Unrestricted access.
Use Restrictions:
To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the World Wide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult Special Collections Research Center to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original .
Acquisition Source:
Purchased
Preferred Citation:
Theodore Schroeder papers, Special Collections Research Center, Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Box and Folder Listing
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Series 3: Manuscripts],
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- Series 5: Research material

- Research notes, photographs, articles, newspaper clippings and other printed matter, legal documents, bibliographic references, and other research material compiled by Schroeder related to religion, philosophy, freedom of speech and other topics of interest. Boxes 78-87 contain bibliographic index cards organized alphabetically by author on topics including: religion, freedom of press, Momonism, sex, liberty and law, and miscellanous topics. Boxes 88-89 contain index card mailing lists. Boxes 90-91 contain index cards citing legal cases and laws on topics related to obsenity, Free Speech League, Catholic mysticism, and several other topics.
- Box 56

- Folder 1: Bishop Brown

- Folder 2: Education

- Folder 3: Free Speech, Free Press, Obscenity Laws, Civil Liberties

- Folder 4: Free Speech, Free Press, Obscenity Laws, Civil Liberties

- Box 57

- Folder 1: Free Speech, Free Press, Oscenity Laws, Civil Liberties

- Folder 2: Free Speech, Free Press, Oscenity Laws, Civil Liberties

- Folder 3: Free Speech, Free Press, Oscenity Laws, Civil Liberties

- Folder 4: Free Speech, Free Press, Oscenity Laws, Civil Liberties

- Folder 5: Mormonism

- Box 58

- Folder 1: Politics

- Folder 2: Psychology/Sociology

- Folder 3: Psychology/Sociology

- Folder 4: Psychology/Sociology

- Folder 5: Psychology/Sociology

- Box 59

- Folder 1: Religion

- Folder 2: Religion

- Folder 3: Religion

- Box 60

- Folder 1: Religion

- Folder 2: Religion

- Folder 3: Religion

- Box 61

- Folder 1: Religion

- Folder 2: Religion

- Folder 3: West Indies

- Folder 4: Miscellaneous

- Box 62

- Folder 1: Miscellaneous

- Folder 2: Miscellaneous

- Folder 3: Miscellaneous

- Folder 4: Miscellaneous

- Box 63

- Folder 1: Financial Material, Checks and Promissory Notes

- Folder 2: Financial Materials, Bills, and Receipts

- Folder 3: Legal Documents, cs. 1893-1912

- Folder 4: Legal Documents, 1913-1937

- Box 64

- Folder 1: Trial Record, U.S. vs Ben Rebhuhn et al, 1939, May 22

- Folder 2: Trial Record, U.S. vs Ben Rebhuhn et al, 1939, May 22

- Folder 3: Legal Documents, 1939, Sept 28 - 1954

- Box 65

- Folder 1: U.S. House and Senate Bills (copies) re Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

- Folder 2: Bills prepared by Schroeder for the American Civil Liberties Union re Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

- Folder 3: Documents and fragments, undated

- Box 66

- Folder 1: Portraits of Theodore Schroeder

- Folder 2: Caricatures and Drawings of Theodore Schroeder

- Folder 3: Family Photographs

- Box 67

- Folder 1: Friends and Clients of Theodore Schroeder

- Folder 2: Unidentified People, Some Possibly of Theodore Schroeder's Family

- Folder 3: Theodore Schroeder's Home and the Virgin Islands

- Folder 4: Negatives

- Box 68

- Folder 1: Amberly-Connell

- Folder 2: Crowley, Aleister

- Folder 3: Dear-Groff

- Folder 4: Haas-L'Aiglon

- Box 69

- Folder 1: L'Aiglon

- Folder 2: L'Aiglon-Sercombe

- Folder 3: Sinclair-Wilgus

- Folder 4: Unidentified Author

- Box 70

- Folder 1: Photostats, 1763-1830

- Folder 2: 1849-1889

- Folder 3: 1890-1893

- Folder 4: 1894-1895

- Folder 5: 1896-1899

- Folder 6: 1900-1903

- Folder 7: 1904

- Folder 8: 1905-1906

- Folder 9: 1907-1908

- Folder 10: 1909

- Folder 11: 1910

- Folder 12: 1911

- Folder 13: 1912

- Folder 14: 1913

- Folder 15: 1913

- Box 71

- Folder 1: 1914

- Folder 2: 1915

- Folder 3: 1916-1917

- Folder 4: 1917

- Folder 5: 1918-1919

- Folder 6: 1920-1921

- Folder 7: 1922-1924

- Folder 8: 1924

- Folder 9: 1925

- Folder 10: 1926-1929

- Folder 11: 1930-1932

- Folder 12: 1933-1934

- Folder 13: 1934

- Folder 14: 1934

- Folder 15: 1934

- Folder 16: 1934

- Folder 17: 1935-1936

- Box 72

- Folder 1: 1937

- Folder 2: 1938

- Folder 3: 1939

- Folder 4: 1940-1941

- Folder 5: 1942

- Folder 6: 1943

- Folder 7: 1944

- Folder 8: 1944

- Folder 9: 1944

- Folder 10: 1945

- Folder 11: 1946

- Folder 12: 1947

- Folder 13: 1948

- Folder 14: 1949

- Folder 15: 1950-1953

- Folder 16: undated

- Folder 17: undated

- Folder 18: undated

- Box 73

- Folder 1: Newspaper Clippings, 1800's

- Folder 2: Newspaper Clippings, 1800's

- Folder 3: Newspaper Clippings, 1800's

- Folder 4: Newspaper Clippings, 1800's

- Folder 5: Newspaper Clippings re Hanish Religious Cult (sent to Schroeder by Mrs. E. B. Millert), ca. 1896-1903

- Folder 6: Newspaper Clippings, 1900-1909

- Folder 7: Newspape Clippings, 1900-1909

- Folder 8: Newspaper Clippings, 1900-1909

- Folder 9: Newspaper Clippings, 1900-1909

- Folder 10: Newspaper Clippings, 1900-1909

- Folder 11: Newspaper Clippings, 1900-1909

- Folder 12: Newspaper Clippings, 1900-1909

- Folder 13: Newspaper Clippings, 1900-1909

- Folder 14: Newspaper Clippings, 1900-1909

- Folder 15: Newspaper Clippings, 1900-1909

- Box 74

- Folder 1: 1910-1919

- Folder 2: 1910-1919

- Folder 3: 1910-1919

- Folder 4: 1910-1919

- Folder 5: 1910-1919

- Folder 6: 1910-1919

- Folder 7: 1910-1919

- Folder 8: 1910-1919

- Folder 9: 1910-1919

- Folder 10: 1910-1919

- Folder 11: 1910-1919

- Folder 12: 1910-1919

- Folder 13: 1910-1919

- Folder 14: 1910-1919

- Folder 15: 1910-1919

- Folder 16: 1910-1919

- Folder 17: 1920-1929

- Folder 18: 1920-1929

- Box 75

- Folder 1: Porto Rico Progress, 1929, Oct 10 - 1932 Jan 14

- Folder 2: Puerto Rican and Virgin Islands Clippings re Schroeder, circa 1931-1932

- Folder 3: Puerto Rican and Virgin Islands Clippings re Schroeder, circa 1931-1932

- Folder 4: The West End News, 1931, May 19 - 1933 April 1

- Folder 5: 1930-1939

- Folder 6: 1930-1939

- Folder 7: 1930-1939

- Folder 8: 1930-1939

- Folder 9: 1930-1939

- Folder 10: The Emancipator, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; And Other Clippings re The Virgin Islands, 11931, March 19 - 1933, June 19

- Folder 11: 1940-1949

- Folder 12: 1940-1949

- Folder 13: 1940-1949

- Folder 14: 1940-1949

- Folder 15: 1950-1953

- Folder 16: undated

- Folder 17: undated

- Folder 18: Schroeder MS

- Box 78

- Item 1: Card files: Bibliography; Freedom of Press, Liberty and Law, Mormonism, Technical, Miscellaneous

- Box 79

- Item 1: Card file: Bibliography; Mysticism/Sex, and Religion

- Box 80

- Item 1: Card file: Bibliography; Mysticism/Sex, and Religion

- Box 81

- Item 1: Card files: Bibliography; Mysticism/Sex, and Religion

- Box 82

- Item 1: Card File: Bibliography; Psychology, General

- Box 83

- Item 1: Card files: Bibliography; Religion

- Box 84

- Item 1: Card files: Bibliography; Religion

- Box 85

- Item 1: Card files: Bibliography; Sex

- Box 86

- Item 1: Card files: Books, Miscellaneous entries

- Box 87

- Item 1: Card files: books, miscellaneous entries

- Box 88

- Item 1: Card files: Mailing lists

- Box 89

- Item 1: Card files: mailing lists

- Box 90

- Item 1: Card files, case files, free speech league

- Box 91

- Item 1: Card files: Case Files, Obscenity, Notes on Catholicism and Mysticism

- Box 99

- Folder 1: The Bishop Brown Case, clippings (1924)

- Folder 2: Erotogenetic Theory of Religion, clippings (1906-1914)

- Folder 3: An extract from letter of Auberson Herbert to the editor of The Westminster Gazette, published November 22, 1893

- Folder 4: Freedom of Speech, clippings (1907, 1916-1917, 1944)

- Folder 5: "Jan Pouren and the Right of Political Asylum," an address by Moses Oppenheimer delivered before the Sunrise Club (October 18, 1908)

- Folder 6: "A Mad Saint," by Charles Lombroso, trans. H. Ellis (n.d.)

- Folder 7: Reference material - Religion and Sex

- Folder 8: Source of these materials is placed separately under 'Oversize.'

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