Chandler & Company Records, 1916-1921.

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Chandler & Company Records, 1916-1921.

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The majority of the Chandler & Company Records document negotiations between the firm and German banks and government officials about the Chandler Plan for returning German assets seized in the United States during World War I. The records include correspondence between Chandler & Company officials, meeting minutes from the negotiations, and clippings. The records also include correspondence and reports on Chandler & Company business with Bolivia and Costa Rica, and a graph of European exchange rates in relation to the North American dollar from 1915 to 1920.

0.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Princeton University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6901434

Princeton University Library

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Chandler, Percy M.

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Robinette, Edward B.

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Warburg, Max M., 1867-1946

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Chandler & Company.

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Chandler & Company was a New York investment banking house with offices in New York and Philadelphia, founded in 1914 by Percy M. Chandler, who remained head of the company until his death in 1944. Chandler & Company issued bonds for many companies and countries, including Bolivia, China, Costa Rica, and Germany. The firm came into prominence in early 1915 when it offered German Imperial Treasury notes for public subscription as head of a syndicate of New York and Western bankers despite...