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ROBERT H. LUCAS PAPERS, 1907-1947 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE Robert H. Lucas was a lawyer active in Kentucky Republican politics. He was responsible for organizing congressional campaigns in 1930 and 1932, and the 1932 presidential campaign. After 1932 Lucas was primarily occupied with his legal practice and Republican politics. Aug 8, 1888 Born near Anchorage, Kentucky to Robert and Hattie Lucas. 1906 Graduated Louisville Male High School. 1909 University of Louisville law degree and began practice in Louisville 1916‑1921 Chairman of Louisville and Jefferson County Republican Central Committee 1921‑1929 Collector of Internal Revenue for Kentucky 1924 Managed Presidential and Senatorial campaigns in Kentucky 1927‑1928 Member of Republican State Central Committee 1927 Candidate in Republican primary for Governor, defeated 1928 Managed Presidential campaign in Louisville for Hoover, carried city by 33,000 votes 1929‑1930 Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service 1930‑1932 Executive Director of Republican National Committee 1930‑1931 Controversy with Senator George W. Norris over contributions to Anti‑Norris campaign in Nebraska 1935‑1936 Lucas' challenge of Charles D. Hilles and his attempt to have leaders of Republican organizations select the 1936 Presidential candidate by a "grass roots" poll fails 1936 Kentucky Republican nominee for Senator, defeated in general election 1947 Died at Washington D. C. Age 59 SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE Lucas' activities as Collector of Internal Revenue for Kentucky (1921‑1929) are reflected primarily in newspaper clippings from various Louisville papers, especially for the period 1921‑1923. His duties, responsibilities, and activities as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (1929‑1930) are only incompletely represented because such records have been retained in the official files of the Internal Revenue Service. Lucas' correspondence and speeches contain valuable information and insights of Kentucky history and politics from 1914 into the mid1940's. Additional insights and observations may be found in the files concerning Lucas' activities as the first‑Executive Director of the Republican National Committee from 1930‑1932. His correspondence for this period is concerned almost wholly with the political situation in Kentucky and the outlook for the Republican Party in upcoming Congressional and Presidential elections. His speeches and other writings take on a deeply patriotic flavor, and reflect a strong anti‑communist attitude. Arranged alphabetically by subject or type of material. The papers of Robert Hendry Lucas, Commissioner of Internal Revenue (1929‑1930), and first Executive Director of the Republican National Committee (1930‑1932), were given to the United States of America for deposit in the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library by Martha B.L. Pate (Lucas' daughter), in a deed of gift signed November 20, 1979. Literary rights in the unpublished writings of Robert Hendry Lucas have been given and assigned to the United States of America. FOLDER LIST Box Contents Appointment Book, 1931 Collector, 1921‑1929 Clippings, 1921-1929 (2 folders) Commissioner, 1929‑1930 Clippings, 1929‑1930 Kent Libel Suit Clippings, 1914-1927 (2 folders) 2 Clippings, 1928‑1946 Louisville City Directory, 1919 Clippings General, 1916-1930 (3 folders) 3 General, 1931-1947 (6 folders) 4 Congratulatory Notes Funeral and Memorial Resolutions Duplicates 5 Duplicates New Deal – S. T. Snead Critique Clippings, 1930 and undated 6 Public support P – Z (3 folders) Photographs Correspondence, 1940-1946 (4 folders) Campaign Organization, 1930‑1932 7 Form Letters (2 folders) Clippings, 1930‑1932 General, 1930‑1932 8 Nutt, J. R., 1932 Presidential Appointees Listing, Mar 4, 1921-July 11, 1930 Select Committee on Senatorial Campaign Expenditures – Testimony of J. R. Nutt and John Robsion General Political, 1922‑1943 and undated Amos and Andy Speech Kentucky Politics, 1925, 1930 and undated 9 Republican National Committee, 1932 and undated (2 folders) Stites, Henry J., 1929‑1945 10 (oversized box) Books Addresses Upon the American Road, 1933‑1938, by Herbert Hoover. Scrapbook on Kentucky politics, 1927
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