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Using the Collection
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Series I: Binders
Subseries I.2: Bank for International Settlements Subseries I.3: Reichsbank (Germany) Subseries I.4: Bank of England Subseries I.7: Officers & Others Subseries I.8: Personal Cables Subseries I.9: Miscellaneous Cables Subseries I.10: Banca D'Italia Subseries I.11: DE Nederlandsche Bank Subseries I.12: Swiss National Bank Subseries I.13: Banca D'italia Subseries I.14: De Nederlandsche Bank Subseries I.15: Swiss National Bank Subseries I.17: Discussion Notes Subseries I.18: Miscellaneous Letters & Reports Subseries I.19: Office Memoranda Subseries I.20: Special Memorandum Subseries I.21: Supplements to the Special Memoranda Subseries I.22: Governor's Conference |
Summary InformationAt a Glance
ArrangementArrangementThis collection is arranged into 4 series.
DescriptionSummaryPapers on banking and finance, especially relating to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Using the CollectionRare Book and Manuscript Library Restrictions on AccessYou will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account. 
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 Governing Use and ReproductionSingle 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. Research to be published which is based upon or which employs quotations from material in the Harrison Papers must be submitted to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for review prior to publication as of January 1968. Preferred CitationIdentification of specific item; Date (if known); George Leslie Harrison papers on the Federal Reserve System; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library. AccrualsMaterials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information. Immediate Source of AcquisitionSource of acquisition--Harrison, George Leslie. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--07/18/57. Accession number--M-57-07-18. Gift - George Leslie Harrison - 18 July 1957. Gift of Mrs. George Leslie Harrison, 1959 About the Finding Aid / Processing InformationColumbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library Processing InformationCataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/89. Processed by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library staff, 1957; Revised by BRC and PMW. Revision Description2010-02-11 Legacy finding aid created from Pro Cite. 2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration. Subject HeadingsThe subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives. All links open new windows. Subject
History / Biographical NoteBiographical / HistoricalLawyer, financial expers. Harrison was legal secretary to Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1913-1914; Assistant General Counsel, and the Counsel, Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C., 1914-1920; Counsel and Deputy Governor, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 1920-1928; Governor and President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 1928-1941; President, New York Life Insurance Company, 1941-1948; and Chairman of the Board, New York Life Insurance Company, 1948-1953. His career also included activities for the American Red Cross and trusteeship of Columbia University. |