Grover A. Whalen papers

Collection MSS0042 - MSS. MSS papers and collections

Grover A. Whalen papers
Collection MSS-0042

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. Most of the collection documents Whalen’s paid and unpaid appointments in New York City government. There is also a small amount of material documenting positions Whalen held in the private business sector. This is mainly found in Series 7.

The collection includes correspondence, invitations, photographs, scrapbooks, reports, minutes, ephemera, and memorabilia.
Extent

168 cubic feet

Dates

1852

1871

circa 1895-1958

bulk 1919-1958

Creators

Whalen, Grover A. (Grover Aloysius), 1886-1962

New York (N.Y.). Police Department

New York (N.Y.). Office of the Mayor

Mayor's Reception Committee