Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1875, Oct. 31 | Born, Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1892 | Attended University of California, Berkeley, Calif. |
| 1895 | B.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. |
| 1896-1900 | Traveled in Europe; worked with Lazard Frères |
| 1901 | Purchased seat on New York Stock Exchange |
| 1904-1917 | Operated Eugene Meyer Jr., & Co. (investment firm) |
| 1910 | Married Agnes Elizabeth Ernst |
| 1917 | Nonferrous metals adviser, War Industries Board, Council of National Defense |
| 1918-1919 | Director, managing director, War Finance Corp. |
| 1921-1927 | Director, managing director, War Finance Corp. |
| 1927-1929 | Farm loan commissioner, Federal Farm Loan Board |
| 1930-1933 | Member and governor, Federal Reserve Board |
| 1932 | Chair, Reconstruction Finance Corp. |
| 1933-1946 | Publisher, Washington Post |
| 1941 | Member, National Defense Mediation Board |
| 1944 | Established Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation |
| 1946 | President, International Bank for Reconstruction |
| 1947-1959 | Chair of the board, Washington Post |
| 1954 | Purchased Washington Times-Herald |
| 1959, July 17 | Died, Washington, D.C. |