| Title: |
Reminiscences of William Ambrose Prendergast
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP87-A103
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Childhood on the East Side, New York City; business and finance; National Association of Credit Men, 1899-1905; national bankruptcy act, 1906; interest in politics, lecturing; New York City finances; the Office of Comptroller, 1909; New York State and City politics; Board of Estimate and Apportionment; Gaynor Charter; Progressive Party; 1912 Republican National Convention; new subway system, 1913; Mayor William Gaynor and New York City finances; Municipal Reference Library; New York State Constitutional Convention, 1915; Gary plan, 1915; legislative investigations, World War I, 1915-16; West Side improvement plan; "land deals," 1917; retrospections; impressions of prominent New Yorkers, including Theodore Roosevelt, Bainbridge Colby, Herbert Parsons, Henry L. Stimson.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 995 leaves, Miscellaneous papers relating to oral history
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1972. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information. Microfiche copy available for purchase. (Columbia University oral history collection, part I, published by Meckler Publishing, Westport, CT).
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1951 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Prendergast, William Ambrose, 1867-1954
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1867
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| Speaker occupation: |
Banker; Politician
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| Age at speaking: |
84
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| Document date: |
1951
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| Interviewer: |
Albertson, Dean, 1920-
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| Organizations discussed: |
Republican Party, US
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| Locations discussed: |
New York; New York, NY; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Bankers; Municipal government; Municipal officials and employees; New York; New York, NY; North America; Republican Party, US; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Municipal finance; New York (NY)--Politics and government--1895-1951; New York (State)--Politics and government--1865-1950; Prendergast, William A. (William Ambrose), 1867-1954; Progressive Party (US : 1912- )
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0016864-12307
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