Washington Correspondent, 1928-1942

This subseries includes material which documents various aspects of Brayman's career as a Washington correspondent from 1928-1942. Two folders include an assortment of invitations and dinner programs to which he was invited over the years. One folder of photographs and news clippings captures Brayman on the job covering Washington press conferences. Several folders document Brayman's coverage of presidential campaigns from 1928 to 1940. These files include campaign songs, train rules for the press, advance copies of campaign speeches, and material related to inaugurations. The Wilkie campaign of 1940 is best documented, including a notebook of columns titled "The Political Week" from United States News. (Correspondence in Subseries III.C verifies Brayman's authorship of the column). The subseries also includes a collection of Brayman's press badges and passes. In addition to those for the national conventions, there are presidential inaugural tickets and a pass book to the New York World's Fair of 1939.

The subseries also contains several folders of selected press releases, memos, and stories which are arranged chronologically. Of special interest are Brayman's confidential memoranda to his editor, apprising him of issues such as the damage to Pearl Harbor and the auto industry's war preparedness efforts.