Included also is one folder containing correspondence to HLH concerning thesearch for a summer cottage. The second part of the series consists of correspondence between HLH andhis son Robert. Letters cover the war years during which RH participated asa combat cameraman in the US Army Signal Corps. Other correspondence, whichhas been maintained in its provenance among the correspondence receivedor retained by RH, relates to his mother Ethel Gross Hopkins, his wifeBrenda, and to the death of Stephen. Included is correspondence to and byHLH about RH, related to his wartime work, as well as to early applicationsto college and for employment.
Arrangement is chronological with letters usually preceding telegrams.
Material in this series has been maintained in its provenance andconstitutes xerox copies of original correspondence and manuscripts stillheld by members of the Hopkins family or deposited elsewhere. In the lattercase, material is accompanied by typewritten notes by RH indicatingprovenance and current repository. Material is arranged alphabetically by folder title with organizationbasically reflecting that of the bulk of this collection. In addition,newsclippings and magazine articles about HLH spanning the three majorperiods of his career as public service administrator, secretary ofcommerce, and presidential advisor. Newsclippings on members of the Hopkinsfamily, Robert and Stephen, are included.