Series II. CORRESPONDENCE, 1940-2003, n.d. (#10.1-49.10, E.2)

Series II, CORRESPONDENCE, 1940-2003, n.d. (#10.1-49.10, E.2), includes Frances Humphrey Howard's correspondence with family, friends, and colleagues. Letters between Howard and her brother, Hubert H. Humphrey, reflect their close relationship, as well as their shared passion for helping others. Topics include campaign and travel arrangements, the 1968 presidential election, speaking engagements, mutual friends, family life, and Howard's employment at the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and the National Library of Medicine. Also found here are a few letters sent to Humphrey at the office of the Vice President, which Humphrey shared with Howard. This series also contains Howard's correspondence with other members of her family, including her daughter Anne, son William, her grandchildren, aunts and uncles, her nieces and nephews, and her cousins in Norway. Topics include politics, Howard's health, travel, family life, the campaigns of nephew Hubert "Skip" Humphrey, and sister-in-law Muriel Humphrey's term as Minnesota Senator after Hubert H. Humphrey's death in 1978.

Howard's correspondence with friends and professional colleagues, which included presidents, ambassadors, and senators, often mention of Hubert H. Humphrey's accomplishments, campaigns, ideals, and legacy. Other topics include travel, events, fellows of the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, awards received, and Howard's activities on various boards, such as the Washington Opera and Environic Foundation International. Howard's correspondence also includes details of her extensive travels around the world, including trips to Latin American, Greece and other parts of Europe, and Russia. Also found throughout this series and Series III are records documenting Howard's involvement with the founding of the National Museum of African Art, as well as its eventual purchase by the Smithsonian. These records also document the removal of the Museum's founder, Warren Robbins, several years after the merger.

Frances Humphrey Howard kept carbon copies of her outgoing personal and professional correspondence, which are found in this series. These copies are not always filed with the relevant incoming correspondence. Howard kept general and named correspondence. Howard's general correspondence can be found under folders titled "Name file," "Correspondence," "Incoming letters," and "Outgoing letters"; all of which are arranged chronologically. Howard's named correspondence files are arranged alphabetically. This series is arranged with folders of named correspondence first, followed by general files. There is overlap between Series II and Series III.