Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1904, Sept. 1 | Born, Baltimore, Md. |
| 1922 | Graduated, Baltimore City College (high school), Baltimore, Md. |
| 1925 | LL.B., University of Maryland Law School, Baltimore, Md.; awarded first prize for thesis on law of charitable trusts in Maryland |
| 1926 | Admitted to Maryland bar |
| 1926-1937 | Associate and, from 1933, partner in the law firm of Piper, Carey, and Hall, Baltimore, Md. |
| 1930 | Married Florence Faison Butler |
| 1934-1937 | Special legal adviser, Customs Bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department |
| 1937-1943 | Assistant general counsel, Treasury Department |
| 1938-1941 | Member of Maryland Tax Revision Commission |
| 1940-1941 | Moderator, "Invitation to Learning" radio program |
| 1943-1946 | Secretary and member, American Commission for Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas |
| 1943-1965 | Secretary-treasurer and general counsel, National Gallery of Art Special legal adviser, Customs Bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department |
| 1948 | Moderator, Lectures in Criticism Symposium, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. |
| 1949-1959 | Lecturer in criticism, Johns Hopkins University |
| 1961 | Chairman, Presidential Inaugural Concert Committee |
| 1965 | Retired, Kitty Hawk, N.C. |
| 1966 | Received Rockefeller Public Service Award |
| 1985, Jan. 21 | Died, Nags Head, N.C. |