(Albert) Wayne Coy was born in Shelby County, Indiana, on November 23, 1903. He began his career as a newspaper reporter in 1919, receiving his A.B. from Franklin (Indiana) College in 1926. After graduation, he continued his newspaper career as city editor of the Franklin (Indiana) STAR (1926-1930) and was editor and publisher of the Delphi (Indiana) CITIZEN (1930-33). Coy was appointed undersecretary to the Governor of Indiana and secretary to the Governor's Commission on Unemployment Relief in 1933; in 1934 he became Director of the Governor's Commission on Unemployment Relief and Administrator of the Indiana State Welfare Department holding both posts until 1937. Coy began federal service in 1935 as Indiana State Administrator of the Works Progress Administration (until 1937), and Regional Administrator of W.P.A. (until 1936). He served as administrative assistant to the United States High Commissioner to the Philippine Islands (1937-39); assistant administrator of the Federal Security Agency (1939-41); special assistant to the President and liason officer, Office for Emergency Management (1941-43); and assistant director of the Bureau of the Budget (1942-44). Coy left the government in 1944 to become assistant to the publisher of the Washington Post and director of radio stations WINX and WINX-FM. He returned to government employment in 1947 as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and remained in this post until 1952. He was a consultant to Time, Inc., from 1952 to 1957; co-owner (with Time, Inc.) and president of the Albuquerque Broadcasting Company (1957); and president of Twin State Broadcasting Company (1957). Coy also served as a member of the Advisory Committee on Selective Service and Joint Army-Navy Welfare and Recreation Board. Wayne Coy died in Indianapolis, Indiana, on September 24, 1957. The papers are arranged in four series as follows: I. ALPHABETICAL FILE (Containers 1-18): Incoming and outgoing correspondence official and political in character arranged alphabetically by subject or surname of correspondent. Files designated by a capital leter followed by "General (1941-43)" contain correspondence for the period Coy was employed in the Office for Emergency Management. Also included in this series are reports, transcripts of telephone conversations, daily schedules, invitation, memos of conferences with President Roosevelt, and speeches by others than Mr. Coy. II. CHRONOLOGICAL FILE - PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE (Containers 19-22): Incoming and outgoing personal correspondence arranged chronologically. This file covers the period June, 1948, thru March, 1952. III. SPEECH AND ARTICLE FILE: (Containers 23-26) Three loose-leaf binders of speeches and articles by Wayne Coy arranged chronologically and one container of speeches also arranged chronologically. Included are drafts and press releases of the speeches and reprints of articles. IV. PRINTED MATERIAL FILE: (Container 27): A loose-leaf binder of miscellaneous and unarranged newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous and unarranged printed matter. The newspaper clippings pertain to Coy's activities between 1940 and 1942. The majority of the printed material deals with government administration.

Beginning of I. Alphabetical Files.

Actual dates are 1944-1948, 1957.

Actual dates are 1946-48, 1957.

Actual dates are 1944-1948, 1957.

Actual dates are 1944-1948, 1953.

Actual dates are 1944-1948, 1957.

Beginning of II. Chronological File - Personal Correspondence.

This is the Beginning of III. SPEECH AND ARTICLE FILE. Actual dates for Volume I. are 1934-36, 1942, Jan., 1948 - Feb., 1949.

This is the beginning of IV. PRINTED MATERIAL FILE.

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