Herbert H. Lehman project : oral history, 1959.

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Herbert H. Lehman project : oral history, 1959.

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Herbert H. Lehman's own memoir, described under his name entry, is supplemented by a series of interviews with persons closely associated with him through various stages of his career. The project, including the interviews with Senator Lehman, was undertaken for a biography of him. Participants and pagination: Helen Altschul, 13; Emanuel Celler, 3; Paul Douglas, 22; Julius Edelstein, 28; James A. Farley, 44; Carolin Flexner, 67; Hubert Humphrey, 25; Estes Kefauver, 12; George Meany, 13; Henry Morgenthau, Jr., 8; Wayne Morse, 29; Charles Poletti, 32; Eleanor Roosevelt, 17; Anna M. Rosenberg, 14; Samuel I. Rosenman, 23; Marc Tanenbaum, 38; Roy Wilkins, 26.

Transcripts: 414 leaves.

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Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963

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Herbert Henry Lehman (March 28, 1878 – December 5, 1963) was an American investment banker and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he notably served from 1933 until 1942 as the 45th Governor of New York and as U.S. Senator from New York between 1949 and 1957. Born in Manhattan, he attended The Sachs School and Sachs Collegiate Institute before earning a B.A. from Williams College. After graduating, Lehman worked in textile manufacturing, eventually becoming vice-president and treasu...