Mayor's Independence Day committee records, 1915.

ArchivalResource

Mayor's Independence Day committee records, 1915.

Committee appointed by John P. Mitchel, mayor of New York City, to plan Fourth of July celebrations. Records consist mainly of letters to chairman George Gordon Battle from prominent persons accepting or declining membership on the committee. Also includes minutes from select meetings, lists of members and contributors, and memorabilia. The committee was also known as the New York City Fourth of July Committee.

.84 linear foot (2 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7994486

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Mitchel, John Purroy, 1879-1918

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Soldier, lawyer, and mayor of New York, N.Y. From the description of Papers of John Purroy Mitchel, 1874-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449450 Biographical Note 1879 Born, Fordham, N.Y. 1899 A.B., Columbia University, New York., N.Y. 1901 ...

Battle, George Gordon, 1868-

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