J. Fife Symington Jr. collection
Dates
- 1922 - 1958
Creator
- Symington, J. Fife, Jr., 1910-2007 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is unprocessed and materials are not currently available for access.
Conditions Governing Use
The reproduction of materials in this collection may be subject to copyright restrictions. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine and satisfy copyright clearances or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information visit the MCHC’s Rights and Permissions page.
Biographical / Historical
John Fife Symington Jr.(1910-2007), was born in Baltimore to Arabella Hambleton and John Fife Symington. After graduating from Princeton University in 1933, he worked as a pilot for Pan American Airlines. He unsuccessfully ran for Congress in Maryland's 2nd congressional district in 1958, 1960, and 1962, and campaigned for Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater in 1964. After Richard Nixon was elected President in 1969, Symington was appointed as an ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, a post that he held until 1971. He married Martha Howard Frick in 1939, and they had four children, including J. Fife Symington III, one time governor of Arizona. Symington junior died in Baltimore at the age of 97.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 record box and 1 flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of C. John Sullivan, October 2020.
Content Description
This collection contains photograph and manuscript materials on the life of J. Fife Symington, Jr. Materials include a photo album (circa 1922-1924), 5 bound journals about trips abroad (1925, 1931-1932) and 1 scrapbook on political life (circa 1958). Collection items contain personal history, variously depicting Symington, Jr.’s family life, showing the perspective of an American abroad during travels, and documenting his time in politics.
Creator
- Symington, J. Fife, Jr., 1910-2007 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the J. Fife Symington Jr. collection
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Mallory Harwerth
- Date
- 2022-02
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org