Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Whitman, Charles S., 1868-1947
- Extent:
- 2.5 Linear Feet and 6 boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Charles S. Whitman papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Background
- Scope and Content:
The collection consists of addresses, press releases, memoranda proclamations, and other papers by and in regard to Charles Seymour Whitman (1868-1347) who was the District Attorney of New York County from 1910 to 1914 and Governor of New York State from 1915 to 1918. The material ranges in date from 1910 to 1937. The material is confined for the most part to drafts of the Governor's speeches to various groups on such subjects as the NEW YORK STATE PENAL CODE, unification of state laws, public health, education, and agriculture. Also, a typed memorandum on Whitman's ancestry and a few miscellaneous items. There are not papers or correspondence of a personal nature in the collection. The material is mostly in typescript. There is also a microfilm of Lt. Charles F. Becker's testimony in the Rosenthal murder case.
- Biographical / Historical:
Charles Seymour Whitman was District Attorney of New York County, 1910-1914, Governor of New York State, 1915-1918.
- Acquisition information:
- Source of acquisition--Oral History Project. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1950. Accession number--M-50.
- Processing information:
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 09/--/89.
- Arrangement:
Arranged.
- Accruals:
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Public health -- New York (State)
Education -- New York (State)
Agriculture -- New York (State)
Trials (Murder)
Criminal law -- New York (State)
Governors -- New York (State)
Lawyers
Politicians - Names:
- New York (State). District Attorney (New York County, N.Y.)
Becker, Charles, 1870-1915 - Places:
- New York (State) -- Politics and government -- 1865-1970
New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Charles S. Whitman papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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6th Floor East Butler Library535 West 114th St.New York, NY 10027, United States
- CONTACT:
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(212) 854-5590rbml@library.columbia.edu