Morrow papers, series II-IX, 1887-1931.

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Morrow papers, series II-IX, 1887-1931.

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These series include extensive correspondence, memoranda and reports, speech transcripts and printed articles, scrapbooks, and newsclipping files. Morrow's professional, public service, and personal activities as a lawyer, international financier, statesman, public servant, alumnus, board member, and family man are documented, including his work with the organizations named in the titles of the series. Major correspondents include: Hiram Bingham, Walter E. Edge, Daniel and Harry Guggenheim, Will H. Hays, Frank B. Kellogg, Sir Arthur Salter, Frank W. Stearns, Henry L. Stimson, and Harlan Fiske Stone, as well as representatives of the various organizations.

27 boxes, 10 volumes (34 linear ft.)

Amherst College. Library

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Amherst College. Library

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New Jersey. Prison Inquiry Commission

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Guggenheim, Daniel, 1856-1930

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