Series III contains the personal papers of Leon Fraser. Included here is financial material related to various properties owned by Fraser as well as investments. There is a sizable amount of correspondence between Fraser and his foster mother Susan D. Bonar. Some speeches and writings of Fraser's can be found in this series as well. Additionally, there are clippings, photographs, and a scrapbook documenting the launching of the steamship freighter "Leon Fraser" in 1942. Lastly, there is a copy of the suicide note that Fraser left for his son in 1945.
Apartments
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1935-1936
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1060 5th Ave. 12A, New York, NY, 1935-1943, 1060, 1935-1943
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1060 5th Ave. 6C, New York, NY, 1943, 1060, 1943
Houses
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Long Island--Correspondence, 1935-1939
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Hoffman House, Jericho, Long Island, 1935
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Appleton House, Upper Brookville, Long Island, 1936
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Thompson House, Glen Cove, Nassau, 1938
North Granville, New York
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Property, 1937-1939
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Emma Lang Stevens Hospital, 1941-1942
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Correspondence and other Documents, 1941-1943
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Correspondence--Hodgkins, Haven, 1940-1943
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Store Property, 1939-1942
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American Guernsey Cattle Club, 1937-1941
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Income Tax, 1941-1942, (2 folders)
Family
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1939-1943
Fraser, Margaret Maury (wife)
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Release from Active Duty, Estate, 1919-1943
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Fiduciary Trust Company of New York, 1938-1945
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Fiduciary Trust Company of New York, 1940-1945
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Income Tax Returns, 1938-1942
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Maury, John M. (Brother-in-Law), 1936-1941
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Maury Family, 1916-1919 1942, 1916-1919, 1942
Bonar, Susan D. (Foster Mother)
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Surrogate's Court Account, 1937
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Correspondence, 1897 1909-1918, 1897, 1909-1918
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Postcards, 1910-1934 undated, 1910-1934, undated, (2 folders)
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Fraser, Leon and Margaret--Marriage Certificate, 1922
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Spanish Visa and Medical Information on Pet, 1938-1939
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Condolence Letters to Leon Fraser for death of Margaret Fraser,, 1942
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Fraser, Leon--Last Will and Testament, Letter to son, James L. Fraser,, 1944-1945
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Condolence Letters to James L. Fraser for death of Leon Fraser,, 1945
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Pressed Flowers, 1908 1914 undated, 1908, 1914 undated
Personal Finances
Fiduciary Trust Company of New York
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Correspondence, 1935-1942
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Advice and Receipts, 1932-1944
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Cash Statements, Statements of Securities Held and Cash Balances, Statements of Account,, 1934-1943
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Statements of Account, 1934-1943
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Statements of Checking Account, 1932-1944
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Cheques, 1937-1944
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Guarantee Trust Company, 1939-1942
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Banque Commerciale de Bale, 1935-1942
Dresdner Bank
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Correspondence and other Documents, 1937-1939
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Advices and Receipts, 1931-1941
Bank of the Manhattan Company
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1935-1940
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Statements of Account, Cheques, 1940-1943
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Washington County National Bank--Cheques, 1941-1944
Insurance Companies
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Correspondence and other Documents, 1935-1943
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Policies and Receipts, 1935-1943
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Correspondence with Fiscal Authorities, 1936-1943
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Income Tax Returns, 1935-1944, (2 folders)
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Compensation and Payments Received, 1936-1943
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Contributions, 1936-1942
Speeches
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Address at Annual Stockholders Meeting of the Federal Reserve Bank, Boston, MA,, 1941
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"Economic Recovery and Monetary Stabilization," Vital Speeches of the day and Testimony of Leon Fraser on the Bretton Woods Agreements Act, 1936-1945
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Germantown Academy Commencement Address, Philadelphia, PA, 1942
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"The National and International Aspects of his Public Service", in Dedication of the Thomas Nelson Perkins Room in Massachusetts Hall to the use of the President and Fellows of Harvard College, "Reconstructing World Money", in Pioneering for a Civilized world. Report of the New York Herald Tribune Twelfth Forum on Current Problems at the Waldorf Astoria, New York City,, 1941, 1944
Writings
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Encyclopedia Britannica Entry on the Bank for International Settlements,, 1935-1936
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Various, 1936-1937, 1944
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Josephson, Matthew--Profile of Leon Fraser in The New Yorker and Correspondence, 1941-1942
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Articles About (various), 1933, (2 folders)
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Christmas Cards, 1938-1943 undated, 1938-1943, undated, (7 folders)
Pittsburgh Steamship Company--Steamship Freighter "Leon Fraser"
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Correspondence, 1942-1943
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Photographs, undated
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Scrapbook, 1942
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Clippings, 1942
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Inspection Trip to Northampton for Universal Atlas Cement Company,, 1944
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Daily Calendar, 1943
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Cartoons of Leon Fraser, undated
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Awards and Recognitions, 1924-1942
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Scrapbook, 1924-1925
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Photographs, 1919 undated, (3 folders)
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Memorabilia, 1943 undated
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Receipts and Tickets, 1935-1941
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Domestic Matters, 1935-1942, (2 folders)
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Clubs, 1935-1943, (2 folders)
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Clippings, 1917-1945, (3 folders)
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Correspondence and other Documents, 1934-1952
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Plaque (in German) (printed signatures of Adolph Hitler, Paul von Hindenburg, and Hjalmar Schacht, director of the Reichsbank), 1934 May 5, 1934
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Awards, 1926-1943 undated, 1926-1943, undated
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Pages Glorieuses: Days of Hope and Glory
, 1932
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Photographs, undated, (2 folders)
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Cartoon ("A L'Abri"), 1933
Large printed cartoon by Derso and Kelen, Basel 1933, approximately 24x36. Titled "A L'ABRI" (French for 'to the shelter'). Depicts about two dozen named diplomats running to shelter under a large umbrella. This cartoon likely commemorates the handoff of the presidency of the Bank of International Settlements from Gates McGarrah to Leon Fraser in 1933.
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Photographs, 1942-1943