Stanley Myer Isaacs papers, 1938-1989

Creator:: Isaacs, Stanley M (Stanley Myer), 1882-1962, Holmes, John Haynes, 1879-1964, La Guardia, Fiorello H (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, and Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
Extent:: 6 linear feet 11 boxes
Language:: English .
Scope and content:: Correspondence, manuscripts, subject files, biographical material, photograph, personal property, audio cassettes, and memorabilia. Among the cataloged correspondence are letters from John Haynes Holmes, Fiorello Henry LaGuardia, Edith Kermit Roosevelt, and Eleanor Roosevelt. The arranged correspondence is filed chronologically with annual folders for materials from Isaacs' terms as Manhattan Borough President and bulk date folders for general, personal and topical correspondence. There is a file of correspondence with Mrs. Edith S. Isaacs concerning her biography of Stanley M. Isaacs"Love Affair with a City." Also includes manuscripts by her, and other material relating to her and her charitable work. Addresses, essays and lectures are included in the manuscript files. Among the subject files are campaign materials for the City Councilman elections, 1937, 1941, 1957, etc. There is a brochure from the Dedication of the East River Drive (June 18, 1940) and the New Municipal Asphalt Plant (May 24, 1944), as well as newspaper clippings and other printed political pamphlets and reports. The biographical materials include facts for speakers, personal legal papers and memorial statements. There are three photographs. A leather portfolio and a collection of memorabilia including awards, certificates, plaques, and medals
Biographical / historical:: Columbia A.B. 1903, A.M. 1904. Lawyer and municipal official. President Borough of Manhattan January 1938 - December 1941. President of City Council 1941-1962.

Acquisition information:

Source of acquisition--Herrick, Mrs. Casey Isaacs. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--03/22/89. Accession number--M-89-03-22.

Custodial history:

Gift of Mrs. Casey Isaacs Herrick, 1989.

Processing information:

Processed 06/27/89 HH

Additions processed by Patrick Lawlor.

Arrangement:

Selected items cataloged, remainder 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

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Preferred citation:: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Stanley Myer Isaacs papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

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