- Additional Authors
- Description
- 2.7 linear feet (6 boxes and 4 v.)
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Access (note)
- Additional Formats (note)
- Source (note)
- Biography (note)
- Walter Del Mar (1862-1944) was a banker, broker, journalist, and author. After establishing a banking firm in London which represented American interests, he returned to the United States in 1914 and wrote books on his extensive travels.
- Processing Action (note)
- Call Number
- MssCol 761
- Author
Del Mar, Walter, 1862-1944.
- Title
Walter Del Mar papers, 1882-1944.
- Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Summary
Collection contains correspondence, memoranda, business agreements, writings, and photograph albums compiled by Del Mar. General correspondence, 1900-1944, consists mainly of letters from The New York Public Library regarding Del Mar's gifts and requests. Business papers, 1882-1901, include correspondence, memoranda, agreements relating to his company and various other business interests; and papers, 1896-1901, concerning color photography and multi-color printing. Writings series contains notes, diaries, address books, and typescripts including annotated version of Around the World Through Japan (1903). Also, photographs of Del Mar's travels.
- Additional Formats
Diaries 1898-1934 available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-364
- Biography
Walter Del Mar (1862-1944) was a banker, broker, journalist, and author. After establishing a banking firm in London which represented American interests, he returned to the United States in 1914 and wrote books on his extensive travels.
- Finding Aids
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
Authors.
Bankers.
- Added Author
E.L. Oppenheim & Company.
New York Public Library.
Walter Del Mar & Company.
- LCCN
ms 68001687
- Research Call Number
MssCol 761