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SNAC: Social Networks and Archival Context
revised2015-03-12machineCPF merge programMerge v2.0revised2016-08-10T03:07:29machineSNAC EAC-CPF ParserBulk ingest into SNAC Databaserevised2016-08-10T03:07:29humanSystem Service (system@localhost)created2024-03-29machineSNAC EAC-CPF SerializerSNAC Identity Constellation serialized to EAC-CPFpersonMorton, Anna LivingstonpresumedMorton, Levi P. (Levi Parsons), 1824-1920Levi P. Morton papers, 1818-1920, 1878-1898Morton, Levi P. (Levi Parsons), 1824-1920Levi P. Morton papers 1818-1920 1878-189819 linear feet (16 boxes, 22 volumes)Levi Parsons Morton (1824-1920) was an American businessman, banker, diplomat, and statesman. He founded the banking firm of L.P. Morton & Co. in New York City. After an unsuccessful bid for Congress in 1876, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from New York in 1878. He was Minister to France from 1881 to 1885, was elected Vice-President of the U.S. under Benjamin Harison in 1888, and served as Governor of New York in 1895 and 1896. In 1899 he founded the Morton Trust Co. and retired after the company merged with Guaranty Trust. The Levi P. Morton papers consist of correspondence, family papers, speeches, biographical materials, political memorabilia, photographs, and scrapbooks documenting the political and professional career, personal life and family background of the businessman and politician. Correspondence, 1842-1920, relates to civil reform, Morton's political campaigns, his service as Minister to France, and his activities as businessman, banker, congressman, vice-president, and governor. Also, correspondence, 1871-1915, of his wives, Lucy K. Morton and Anna Livingston Morton; papers of the Morton, Parsons, Street, and Kearney families; memorabilia from Morton's political campaigns; and biographical sketches, speeches, photographs, and scrapbooks of clippings, 1859-1913.New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division