Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1890 | Born, West End, N.J. |
| 1907 | Studied, Scheffield Scientific School, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. |
| 1907-1910 | Worked, American Smelting and Refining Co., Mexico |
| 1910 | Married Helen Rosenberg (divorced, date unknown) |
| 1913 | B.A., Pembroke College, Cambridge, England |
| 1916-1923 | Member, Guggenheim Brothers |
| 1917-1918 | Lieutenant, United States Naval Aviation Forces, France, England, and Italy |
| 1918 | M.A., Pembroke College |
| 1923 | Married Caroline Morton (divorced, date unknown) |
| 1926-1930 | President, Daniel Guggenheim Fund for Promotion of Aeronautics |
| 1927 | Member, Committee of Experts on Civil Aviation, Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference of the League of Nations, Brussels, Belgium |
| 1928 | Delegate, International Conference on Civil Aeronautics, Washington, D.C. |
| 1929-1933 | Ambassador to Cuba |
| 1929-1938 | Member, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics |
| 1930 | Published The Seven Skies. New York: Putnam |
| 1934 | Published The United States and Cuba. New York: Macmillan |
| 1936-1942 | President, Citizens Committee on the Control of Crime, New York, N.Y. |
| 1939 | Married Alicia Patterson |
| 1940 | Co-owner and copublisher, Newsday |
| 1942-1945 | Served, United States naval aviation forces |
| 1943 | Commander, Mercer Field, Trenton, N.J. |
| 1945 | Awarded, Commendation Ribbon twice |
| 1946 | Chairman, New York City Port Authority |
| 1949 | Rejoined Guggenheim Brothers; senior partner, 1951 |
| 1953 | Owner, Dark Star, Kentucky Derby winner |
| 1954 | Pulitzer Prize, Newsday |
| 1963 | Became editor in chief, Newsday |
| 1970 | Sold controlling interest in Newsday to Times Mirror Co. |
| 1971, Jan. 22 | Died, Sands Point, Long Island, N.Y. |