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John H. Finley papers

Title: John H. Finley papers, 1892-1940, bulk (1913-1935)
Author: Finley, John H. (John Huston), 1863-1940.
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Description

105 linear feet (168 boxes).

Uniform Title

New York times.
Harper's weekly.

Subject

Genre/Form

Diaries.
Photoprints.
Photonegatives.
Lantern slides.

Access (note)

Restricted access;

Biography (note)

John Huston Finley (1863-1940) was an educator, editor, author, and civic leader. He was president of Knox College in Galesburg, Ill. from 1892 to 1899 (later trustee); editor of Harper's Weekly, 1899; professor of history at Princeton University, 1900-1903; and third president of the College of the City of New York from 1903 to 1913. He then served as Commissioner of Education for New York State and president of the University of the State of New York from 1913 to 1921 before becoming editor of the New York Times, 1921-1938. His career also included service with various educational, political, and charitable organizations.

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Call Number

MssCol 1000

Author

Finley, John H. (John Huston), 1863-1940.

Title

John H. Finley papers, 1892-1940, bulk (1913-1935)

Summary

Collection contains correspondence, addresses and speeches, writings, diaries, miscellaneous papers, photographs, and printed matter that document Finley's varied career. Correspondence, 1892-ca.1939 reflects his professional activities, organizational memberships, biography of Grover Cleveland, and recreational interests. Addresses and speeches, ca. 1902-1940, consist of autograph manuscript and typescript texts of Finley's presentations to groups, such as schools, learned societies, chambers of commerce, and at commencements and patriotic celebrations. Many of the speeches are accompanied by correspondence, clippings, programs, menus, and photographs. Writings include manuscript and typescript drafts of his books, miscellaneous prose writings, poems, and scrapbooks of clippings of editorials by Finley published in the New York Times for the period 1921 to 1940. Diaries consist of personal diaries, 1910-1919, and desk calendars, 1922-1940. Miscellaneous papers include correspondence, letters of introduction, personal notes, travel documents, clippings, and other memorabilia relating to his European trips from 1921 to 1929. There are also postcards, genealogical papers, receipts, menus, programs, and papers relating to railroad arbitration, 1913-1914; New York State Contitutional Convention, 1915; and New York State Agricultural Advisory Board, 1915.

Photographs consist mainly of pictures (negatives and positives) taken by Finley during his Red Cross mission to the Near East, from a trip along the Mississippi River, and while he was at City College. There are also lantern slides of scenes and people in the Near East. Printed matter includes books, pamphlets, ephemera, and some artifacts.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

John Huston Finley (1863-1940) was an educator, editor, author, and civic leader. He was president of Knox College in Galesburg, Ill. from 1892 to 1899 (later trustee); editor of Harper's Weekly, 1899; professor of history at Princeton University, 1900-1903; and third president of the College of the City of New York from 1903 to 1913. He then served as Commissioner of Education for New York State and president of the University of the State of New York from 1913 to 1921 before becoming editor of the New York Times, 1921-1938. His career also included service with various educational, political, and charitable organizations.

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Occupation

Educators.

Editors.

Civic leaders.

Added Author

Allenby, Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, Viscount, 1861-1936.

Atkinson, Brooks, 1894-1984.

Bancroft, Edgar A. (Edgar Addison), 1857-1925.

Bigelow, Poultney, 1855-1954.

Bridges, Robert, 1844-1930.

Colgate, Gilbert.

Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933.

Caetani, Gelasio, 1877-

Ely, Richard T. (Richard Theodore), 1854-1943.

Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940.

Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934.

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.

Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948.

Hyde, James Hazen, 1876-1959.

Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937.

Jusserand, J. J. (Jean Jules), 1855-1932.

Krock, Arthur, 1886-

Lane, Franklin K.

Lewisohn, Adolph, 1849-1938.

Peabody, George Foster, 1852-1938.

Phillips, John Sanburn, 1861-

Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914.

Roosevelt, Nicholas, 1893-

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937.

Shepard, Edward Morse, 1850-1911.

Starr, Frederick, 1858-1933.

Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962.

Storrs, Ronald, Sir, 1881-1955.

Tarbell, Ida M. (Ida Minerva), 1857-1944.

Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933.

White, William Allen, 1868-1944.

American Academy of Arts and Letters.

American Geographical Society of New York.

American Red Cross.

American University Union in Europe.

Charles Scribner's Sons.

Commission for Relief in Belgium.

Institute for International Education.

Knox College (Galesburg, Ill.)

Macmillan Company.

Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Institute for Research in Land Economics and Public Utilities.

Phi Beta Kappa.

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.

Added Title

New York times.

Harper's weekly.

LCCN

ms 72001023

Research Call Number

MssCol 1000

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