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Arthur Atwocti B&llentine
COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Register of Papery
Proceeded* IB
Dates 10/25/55

ARTHUR ATWOQD BALUMTXHI

papers of Arthur B a i i a n t i n e , l&wyer, A s s i s t a n t S e c r e t a r y and Under S e c r e t a r y of t h e Treasury during t h e «*»rly 1930*0,

divided between his office find his apsrtasent*
Material in his office includes speeches mud* while Assistant »nd Under Secretary of the Trefesury, 1931-1933* soae correspondence and t&M&orandu about the banking holiday and reopening of banks
His secretary estimates one hour vould be sufficient to scan thie
material*
Linofir feet of shelf space occupied
(or other iseasureji

1 f i l e cabinet on
public service plus
2 file cabinets of
other material

Approximate number of items*
Material in hi© apertnent includes a complete set of &&yhy-dny nemos (2 vols.) written during his time at the Treasury end a
set of day-by-day reesoo vritten during banking c r i s i s of 1933.
Linear feet of shelf apftce occupied
(or other ne«eur«)i
Approximate number of it«a3is$
Ail rights to the papers rea&in vith Mr, Bell&ntine} hi*
secretaryi Miss Shaw, says he i s not too interested in then except
for t ftaf special items,
Kr» Bullantine wes esked to discuss Banking Crisis of 1933
by Columbia Oral History Project, but refused.

See internal memoranda, 4/20/55* 8/9/55




Arthur /tvood
II
Biographical Sot©

1883#

Born, Oberlin, Ohio

1904

A»B«, H&rvard

1907

LL.B., Harvard

1907, June 19

Married Helen Bailey Graves (fiv© children)

1906-12

I*av practice in Boston -with firm of Gas ton, Snow
and Ssitonstall

1912-44

Member of fins, Gaston, Snov and Saltonstall

1907-09

Instructor, Hf:rv«rc> Lav School

1907-U

i northeastern &CV School

19U

Became aeaber of fins of Goodwin, Procter and
Bellantine in Kev tork

1917

Advisory counsel on tsawtlon s e t t e r s , U» S#
Treasury Department

1927

Solicitor on InterneI Revenue Taxation

1931-32

Assistant to S#cretery of tht Tr«£gury

1932-33

Under Seerttery of the Treasury

1933-55

partner in Root, B&llantine, Harl*n,
Bushby ®nd Palmer, H©w lork




Vhofs Vho in America, 1952/53* vol. 27, Marquis




Arthur Atvood

Optional Section

The papers of Arthur Bullaatine contain correspondence vith
others) the following persons!
Marriner Ecci#g
Ogden Mill®
Franklin D, Roosevelt
VoodiB

1933