Frederic H. Taber Papers, 1933-1937 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Collection Overview
Title: Frederic H. Taber Papers, 1933-1937
Primary Creator: Taber, Frederic H.
Extent: -1.0 Cubic Feet
Arrangement: The collection is arranged by subject and then chronologically within each subject.
Date Acquired: 07/14/2000
Abstract
The collection includes papers related to Taber's work for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and personal memorabilia including White House dinner invitations.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The contents of the collection date between 1933 and 1937. Within the collection are Taber’s personal correspondences with family and with James Jones, Chairman of the RFC. The majority of items in the collection are personal memorabilia including Christmas cards, calling cards, newspaper clippings, various dinner programs, club memberships, and invitations to White House dinners.
Collection Historical Note
Mr. Frederic H. Taber was the director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation from1933 until1937. Taber graduated from Harvard and practiced law in Massachusetts prior to his appointment by President Roosevelt. The President and Taber had been classmates at Harvard in the class of 1904. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation was formed under the Hoover administration by an act of Congress in 1932, continued through FDR’s presidency, and disbanded in 1953. The RFC contributed to the fight against the Great Depression by providing loans to state and local governments for railroads, mortgage associations and other businesses.
Administrative Information
Repository: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Access Restrictions: This collection is available for use by the general public.
Use Restrictions: Copyright is retained by the donor, Helen M. Allen, until her death at which time the rights are assigned to the United States Government.
Acquisition Source: Allen, Helen M.
Box and Folder Listing
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Box 1 -
Admission Cards, Passes -
Calling Cards, Place Cards -
Christmas Cards and Letters, 1933-1938 -
Christmas Cards, Undated; Christmas Lists, 1934-1937 -
Christmas Cards – Taber Family -
Harvard University -
Invitations – White House -
Invitations, 1933-1934 -
Invitations, 1935-1936 -
Invitations, 1937-1938 and undated, 1937-1938 -
Invitations/Programs – Inauguration, 1937 -
Magazines/Articles -
Maps, Time Tables -
Memberships -
Newspaper Clippings -
Miscellaneous
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Box 2
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