Papers of William Flinn, 1898-1921.

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Papers of William Flinn, 1898-1921.

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This collection consists of 54 microfilm reels (258 scrapbooks) and two bound letterbooks concerning the interests and career of William Flinn. Series I contains the microfilm and Series II contains the bound letterbooks. The clippings are primarily from Pittsburgh newspapers with some national and foreign coverage from 1898-1921. Volume 20 of the scrapbooks, April 9, 1901-May 15, 1901, is absent from reel 5. Reel 51 contains information regarding Flinn's political activities - election campaigns of 1904-1905, 1914 and 1921; professional activities include: Booth & Flinn, Belgian Relief (1915) and Flinn Industries, P & A. Reel 52 contains information regarding Suffragettes (1911-1912) and the Philadelphia City Planning Commission (1914). Reels 53 and 54 contain clippings from newspapers outside of Pittsburgh (June-August 1912).

2 vols. + 54 microfilm reels.

University of Pittsburgh

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University of Pittsburgh

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Flinn, William, 1851-1924.

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William Flinn was born in Manchester, England on May 26, 1851. His family emigrated to the United States that same year and settled in Pittsburgh, where he eventually rose to prominence with his contracting firm of Booth & Flinn, Limited. This company built several bridges and tunnels around Pittsburgh. In 1877 Flinn was elected to Pittsburgh's Board of Fire Commissioners, and was in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the sessions of 1879 and 1881. He served as a delegate to the R...