Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | David E. Finley papers, 1921-1977 |
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Inclusive Dates | 1921-1977 |
ID No. | MSS57414 |
Creator | Finley, David E. (David Edwards) |
Extent | 31,000 items |
Extent | 92 containers |
Extent | 36 linear feet |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms014029 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm81057414 |
Summary | Museum director and lawyer. Correspondence, subject files, financial papers, drafts of speeches and writings, family material, printed matter, and scrapbooks relating chiefly to Finley's duties as special assistant to Secretary of the Treasury, Andrew W. Mellon, his role in the founding and his subsequent service as director of the National Gallery of Art, and his activities with numerous other artistic and cultural organizations. |