Mayor's Reception Committee, circa 1895-1905, 1918-1957
Scope and Contents
This series consists of records created for work performed for the Mayor's Reception Committee, circa 1895-1905. Included are correspondence, photographs, clippings, invitations, guest lists, and ephemera. Events were held for the United States Conference of Mayors; United Nations cornerstone laying ceremony and other United Nations events; receptions for Prime Minister Winston Churchill; President Celâl Bayar of Turkey; Luncheon at Gracie Mansion for President Harry S. Truman; Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan of Pakistan; 1952 Olympic Committee and Olympic team; Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands; President Miguel Alemán Valdés of Mexico; Douglas MacArthur, General of the United States Army; Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion of Israel; Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru of India; King Faisal II of Iraq; I Am An American Day; Ben Hogan, United States and British Open Golf Champion; and Ralph J. Bunche, United Nations Acting Mediator for Palestine; among many other events.
Extent
39.5 cubic feet (78 half cubic foot boxes, 5 oversize boxes)
Dates
circa 1895-1905, 1918-1957
Creators
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Please contact us to arrange access.
Additional Description
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.