Delano, Preston Papers

Dates: 1942-1952

U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1938-1953

This collection includes photographs, press clippings, and other documents from a scrapbook relating to Preston Delano and his career as the United States Comptroller of the Currency.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Size: Less than one half of one linear foot (about 200 pages).
Access: Open.
Copyright: No donation of copyright was received with this collection.
Processed by: Brian Smith (2010) as part of the Truman Library Internship Program.
Supervising Archivists: Randy Sowell and David Clark.


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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

1886 (April 2)

  

Born, Phoenix, Michigan

1909

  

Received A.B. degree, Stanford University

1923-1933

  

Investment Counselor

1934-1935

  

General Manager, Home Owners Loan Corporation

1935-1938

  

Governor, Federal Home Loan Bank System

1938-1953

  

United States Comptroller of the Currency

1961 (August 30)

  

Died, Washington, D.C.
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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

This Preston Delano Papers are comprised mostly of newspaper or magazine clippings and photographs of Delano that relate to his career in government. Most of these items pertain to his service as the United States Comptroller of the Currency under Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman.

The articles, photographs, and other items were removed from a scrapbook. They mostly relate to economic and banking conditions and to Delano’s public statements and other activities.

Other documents of interest in this collection include invitations to parties and banquets, and certificates of merit from the Community War Fund and the Red Cross.

These papers were originally opened for research as part of the Miscellaneous Historical Documents Collection (MHDC 381).

Related collections at the Truman Library include the papers of Harry S. Truman (Official File 21-B) and John W. Snyder.

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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

Container Nos.

  

Series

1

   SCRAPBOOK FILE, 1942-1952
Newspaper clippings, photographs, invitations, and other documents. Arranged in alphabetical order.
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FOLDER TITLE LIST

SCRAPBOOK FILE, 1942-1952

Box 1

  • Scrapbook [1 of 3]
  • Scrapbook [2 of 3]
  • Scrapbook [3 of 3]
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