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Subseries II: Secretary's Letterpress Copybooks, 1891-1919

 Series

Scope and Content Note

Letters contained in the Secretary's Letterpress Copybooks pertain chiefly to insurance, investments, property and tax matters, and bank transactions. Volumes 1 and 2 were compiled by George Megrew from 1892 to 1895. There is an unexplained gap in these volumes from 1895 to 1900. R.B. Caldwell served as secretary from 1900 until November 1902, after which the position was briefly held by C.H. Hicks. F.W. McElroy took charge of the copybook in December 1902, and served the longest of all of Frick's secretaries. He left Frick's employment in early 1915 and was replaced by C.F. Chubb. During Chubb's service, letters are occasionally signed by assistant secretary W.J. Naughton. The letterpress copybooks in this subseries terminate in early 1919, some months before Frick's death.

Volumes are arranged chronologically with an alphabetical index of correspondents located at the front of each volume.

Dates

  • Creation: 1891-1919

Repository Details

Part of the Frick Collection Archives Repository

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