Research Catalog

Title

Fiorello H. La Guardia papers, 1918-1945.

Author

La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947.

Supplementary Content

Finding Aid

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Details

Additional Authors

• Compton, George Brokaw.
• Cullman, Howard S.
• Gigli, Beniamino, 1890-1957.
• Golden, John, 1874-1955.
• Howard, Roy.
• Howe, Ben.
• Howe, Stanley H.
• Kellogg, Paul Underwood, 1879-1958.
• Kieran, James M.
• Kingsbury, Harry D.
• Kintner, Robert Edmond.
• Marcantonio, Vito, 1902-1954.
• Millard, William J.
• Scandrett, Richard B.
• Schlact, Harry H.
• Schwartz, Raymond M.
• Stone, Lester B.
• Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957.
• Tufaro, Frank.
• Tuttle, Charles H.
• Viereck, George Sylvester, 1884-1962.
• Waldman, Louis.
• Weintraub, Michael.
• Wise, Stephen S. (Stephen Samuel), 1874-1949.
• United States. Congress. House.
• New York (N.Y.). Office of the Mayor.

Description

• 62 linear feet (76 boxes and 2 scrapbooks).
• 54 microfilm reels.

Summary

Papers document La Guardia's career as a congressman, president of the Board of Aldermen and three-term mayor of New York. The two largest portions of the collection are the congressional and mayoral correspondence files.

Subjects

• Mayors
• Emigration and immigration
• United States > Politics and government > 1919-1933
• Legislators
• La Guardia, Fiorello H (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947
• World War, 1914-1918 > Italy
• Photoprints
• Logbooks
• Prohibition > United States
• New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > 1898-1951
• Mayors > New York (State) > New York
• Naturalization > United States
• Scrapbooks
• Strikes and lockouts > Coal mining > Pennsylvania

Genre/Form

• Logbooks.
• Photoprints.
• Scrapbooks.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Additional Formats (note)

• Collection available on microfilm;

Source (note)

• La Guardia, Fiorello H.

Location of Other Archival Materials (note)

• Municipal Archives of New York City.

Biography (note)

• Fiorello H. La Guardia (1882-1947) began his political career as deputy attorney of the state of New York in 1915. He was a representative in the U.S. Congress from 1917 to 1932 except for service in World War I and a term as president of New York's Board of Aldermen from 1919 to 1921. La Guardia ran for mayor of New York City in 1933 and served in that office for twelve years. He became director of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation program in 1945 after leaving the mayor's office.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Finding aid available in repository.

Processing Action (note)

• Cataloged

Call Number

MssCol 1673

OCLC

NYPW92-A214

Author

La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947.

Title

Fiorello H. La Guardia papers, 1918-1945.

Additional Formats

Collection available on microfilm; New York Public Library.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated. Readers must use microfilm.

Biography

Fiorello H. La Guardia (1882-1947) began his political career as deputy attorney of the state of New York in 1915. He was a representative in the U.S. Congress from 1917 to 1932 except for service in World War I and a term as president of New York's Board of Aldermen from 1919 to 1921. La Guardia ran for mayor of New York City in 1933 and served in that office for twelve years. He became director of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation program in 1945 after leaving the mayor's office.

Indexes

Finding aid available in repository.

Location of Other Archival Materials

La Guardia papers also located at Municipal Archives of New York City.

Connect to:

Finding Aid

Occupation

Mayors.

Legislators.

Added Author

Compton, George Brokaw.

Cullman, Howard S.

Gigli, Beniamino, 1890-1957.

Golden, John, 1874-1955.

Howard, Roy.

Howe, Ben.

Howe, Stanley H.

Kellogg, Paul Underwood, 1879-1958.

Kieran, James M.

Kingsbury, Harry D.

Kintner, Robert Edmond.

Marcantonio, Vito, 1902-1954.

Millard, William J.

Scandrett, Richard B.

Schlact, Harry H.

Schwartz, Raymond M.

Stone, Lester B.

Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957.

Tufaro, Frank.

Tuttle, Charles H.

Viereck, George Sylvester, 1884-1962.

Waldman, Louis.

Weintraub, Michael.

Wise, Stephen S. (Stephen Samuel), 1874-1949.

United States. Congress. House.

New York (N.Y.). Office of the Mayor.

LCCN

ms 69000894

Research Call Number

MssCol 1673