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Reminiscences of William Jay Schieffelin, 1949.

Creator: Schieffelin, William Jay, 1866-1955
Project: Individual interviews oral history collection.
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Phys. Desc. :Transcript 126 pages Sound recording 1 reel Miscellaneous papers relating to oral history
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Businessman, civic worker

Scope and Contents

Investigations of corruption in New York City during the 1890s; Committee of 70, 1894; reform movements, Mayor William Strong and William Travers Jerome; president of the Citizens Union, 1908-41; Council on African Affairs and Negro leaders. Impressions of J.P. Morgan, Alfred E. Smith, Nicholas Murray Butler

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Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1972

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