Papers, 1922-1928.

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Papers, 1922-1928.

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Papers accumulated by Graves during his tenure as secretary and assistant to Governor Smith, including some from his predecessor, George Van Namee. Included are correspondence, telegrams, memoranda, speech material, clippings, and printed matter. Correspondence is largely routine in nature and includes congratulatory messages, letters of praise, invitations, applications for positions, charitable pleas, and advice on issues. Also, correspondence with Democratic Party leaders and other politicians reflecting Smith's interests in national and state affairs. Relatively few letters signed by Governor Smith are found in this collection.

32 linear ft.

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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Smith, Alfred Emanuel, 1873-1944

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Alfred Emanuel Smith (December 30, 1873 – October 4, 1944) was an American politician who served four terms as Governor of New York and was the Democratic Party's candidate for president in 1928. Smith was the foremost urban leader of the Efficiency Movement in the United States and was noted for achieving a wide range of reforms as governor in the 1920s. The son of an Irish-American mother and a Civil War veteran father, he was raised in the Lower East Side of Manhattan near the Brooklyn Bri...

Democratic Party (N.Y.)

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Graves, George B., 1876-1937.

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Government official. Graves served 36 years in New York State government, including secretary and assistant to Governor Alfred E. Smith, 1924-1928. From the description of Papers, 1922-1928. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155522687 ...

Democratic Party (U.S.)

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Van Namee, George.

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New York (State). Governor (1923-1928 : Smith)

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