William H. Vanderbilt Papers William H. Vanderbilt Papers 1936-1941

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William H. Vanderbilt Papers William H. Vanderbilt Papers 1936-1941

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William Henry Vanderbilt served as governor of Rhode Island from 1939 to 1941. These papers consist primarily of correspondence concerning applications for patronage positions and/or charitable donations. Also included are campaign speeches, reports, Vanderbilt's two annual messages to the General Assembly, and materials relating to a controversy over the dismissal of Rhode Island State College President, Raymond G. Bressler.

17.5 linear feet; 47 box(es)

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University of Rhode Island Library Special Collections and Archives Unit

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Bressler, Raymond George, 1887-1948

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Vanderbilt, William H. (William Henry), 1901-1981

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William Henry Vanderbilt, descendant of the nineteenth century railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt and governor of Rhode Island from 1939 to 1941, was born in New York City on November 24, 1901 to Albert and Ellen French Vanderbilt. He was educated at St. George's School in Middletown, Rhode Island and the Evans School in Mesa, Arizona and attended Princeton University for less than a year. Vanderbilt ran as a Republican for the Rhode Island state senate i...