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Austin McLanahan papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2467

Abstract

Collection of letters and speeches written and delivered by Austin McLanahan (1871-1946) at meetings of the Politics-Literary Club, a private literary society.

Dates

  • 1903-1942

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is unrestricted and open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical / Historical

Austin McLanahan was a Baltimore, Md. banker; Alex. Brown & sons, 1894-1922, partner 1902-22; president The Savings Bank of Baltimore, 1922-45; chairman of the Board, 1945-46; Officer, director and trustee of numerous other financial and civic institutions.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (1 box (41 items))

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Collection is arranged by format, and then chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift; Mr. John A. Luetkemeyer; June 1980.

Scope and Contents

Comprises handwritten and typescript copies of 35 speeches on varied subjects, 1903-42, written and delivered by Austin McLanahan (1871-1946), Baltimore banker, at meetings of the "Politics-Literary Club," a private literary society. One additional speech, circa 1910, was read to a meeting of the Bank Clerks Assoc. Also includes correspondence (5 items) between Alexander Brown and August Belmont, Mar. 27-April 3, 1906, and between Austin McLanahan and John J. Dolan, May 17-19, 1938, pertaining to McLanahan's speeches.

Title
Guide to the Austin McLanahan papers
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Revision Statements

  • 2020-02-12: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Emily Somach.

Repository Details

Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository

Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750