Mayor's Reception Committee

 Organization

Existence: 1919-1955

Grover A. Whalen papers

Collection MSS-0042
Abstract: Grover Aloysius Whalen, 1886-1962, was a public official and businessman whose professional life in New York City spanned over sixty years. He was best known for his long-held role as New York City's official greater that earned him the moniker "Mr. New York." The collection consists of materials documenting the various positions held by Grover Whalen, both in New York City government and in the private sector, from circa 1918-1957. The collection includes correspondence, invitations,...
Dates: 1852; 1871; circa 1895-1958; bulk 1919-1958

James J. O'Brien correspondence from 1946 to 1961

Accession ACC-1991-026
Dates: 1946-1961

Mayor's Reception Committee photographs and clippings for 1918 to 1957

Accession ACC-1959-019
Dates: 1918-1957

Mayor's Reception Committee records on the Golden Anniversary and receptions to French dignitaries

Accession ACC-1962-034
Dates: 1947-1951

Open records of the Committee for a Quiet City from 1954 to 1958

Accession ACC-1991-027
Dates: 1954-1958

Sandra D. O'Connor collection of War Commission invitations

Accession ACC-2018-019
Dates: 1917

Silver Jubilee Celebration Committee and Mayor's Reception Committee letter books

Accession ACC-1962-035
Dates: circa 1920-1930

United Nations events files for 1948 to 1953

Accession ACC-1991-025
Dates: 1948-1953

Other Names

  • New York (N.Y.). Mayor's Committee for the Reception of Distinguished Guests

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