Pre-administration and congressional career, 1903-1947

Scope and Contents

Before Fiorello La Guardia’s tenure as Mayor of the City of New York, he served as Congressman for the Twentieth Congressional District in Manhattan for ten years, from 1922-1932. This series represents correspondence between Congressman La Guardia and his various constituents. It represents a variety of subjects and is alphabetically organized by such. The vast majority of material in this series consists of requests for jobs, favors, or intercessions on immigration requests.

Extent

6.5 cubic feet (13 boxes)

Dates

1903-1947


Creators

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Patrons are required to use microfilm for those series for which it is available. Advance notice is required for using original material. Please contact us to arrange access.

Arrangement

This series is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Physical Location

31 Chambers St., Shelf 4151-4163

Existence and Location of Copies

This series is not microfilmed.