henry morgenthau, sr

Henry Morgenjshau, Sr,

COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Register of Papers

Processed: MADate: 10/31/55

HENRI MORGENTHAU, SR,

(1856 - 1946)

The papers of Henry Morgenthau Sr., lsvyer, privatebanker, Ambassador to Turkey, technical expert to the London Mone-tary Conference of 1933> are deposited in the Library of Congress.They include a great deal of material not germane to this project,but among it are two sets of diaries -which might contain materialof interest.

Linear feet of shelf space occupied5

Approximate number of items: 53 vols. diaries

The collection is open to qualified students.

Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

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Biographical Note

1856, Apr. 26

1865

1877

1879-99

1883, May 10

1889-1905

1905-13

1912, 1916

1913-16

1919

1923

1933

1933

1946, Nov. 25

Born, Mannheim, Germany

Emigrated to U.S.

LL.B., Columbia University

Practiced lav, Lachman, Morgenthau and Goldsmith, N.Y,

Married Josephine Sykes (4, children, the only sonvas Secretary of Treasury in F.D.R.fs cabinet)

President, Central Realty Bond and Trust Co.

President, Henry Morgenthau and Co.

Chairman, Finance Committee, Democratic Party

Ambassador to Turkey, and in charge of alliedinterests there during the war

Appointed by Pres. Wilson head of mission toPoland

Chairman, League of JNations Greek RefugeeSettlement Commission

delegate to Wheat Conference, Ueneva

Technical Expert to London Monetary andEconomic Conference

Died

Author of: Ambassador Morgenthau1 s Story. 1918.All in a. Lifetime. 1922.ML Trip Around the World. 1928.L Was Sent to Athens. 1929.

See: Who Was Who in America, 1943-50, vol. II, Marquis


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Description of Series

From Library of Congress, February 17, 954Temporary Register of Henry Morgenthau, Sr. Papers includes:

Box 12 - 30 volumes and notes - 1871-1919

Box 33 - 23 volumes diaries - 1920-1940


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