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Charles Sumner Hamlin COMMITTEE O N THE HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Register of Papers Processed: M^ Date: 1/23/56 AC. 4886 AC. 4886 ads 1-3 CHARLES SUMNER HAMLIM (1861 - 1938) The papers of Charles Hamlin, lawyer, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for two terms, first Governor of the Federal Reserve Board, member 1914-36, specie.1 counsel 1936-38, were given to the Library of Congress between 1936 and 1955• The first group came from Charles S. Hamlin, and subsequent groups from Mrs. Hamlin. The diaries were deposited early, withdrawn, end returned by Mr. Hamlin1 s widow on December 29, 1941 with a ten year seal on the diaries. The limiting clause read "Subject to the following limitations and trust, that access to the diaries for a period of ten years or until my death prior to the end of such period, shall not be permitted to anyone except with my consent in writing." Linear feet of shelf space occupied; 85 Approximate number of items: 351 pieces 1,500 pieces The period of limitation having ended December 29, 1951, the diaries are now open to students under Library of Congress restrictions, The Library of Congress controls all rights of publication in the diary of Charles S. Hamlin. Requests for publication therefrom should be submitted to the Chief of the Manuscripts Division. Such literary rights as Mrs. Hamlin possesses have been dedicated to the public. The diaries, correspondence and the Charles S. Hamlin scrapbooks concern current social, economic and political affairs, end are especially valuable in connection with the formation and history of the Federal Reserve System. The diaries of Mr. Hamlin1s widow are deposited in the Roosevelt Library at Hyde Park but contain little besides personal and social notes. See: Internal memorandum 2/2/54 also. Charles Simmer Hamlin - 2 - n Biographical Note 1861, Aug. 30 Born, Boston, Massachusetts 1883 A.B., Harvard University 1886 A.M. and LL.B., Harvard 1886-93 Practiced law in Boston 1893-97 Assistant Secretary of the Treasury 1897 Special Commissioner of U.S. to Japan 1897 Commissioner at Convention between Russia, Japan, and U. S. 1897 Commissioner at Convention between Great Britain and U. S. on fur-seal controversy 1898, June U Married Huybertie Lansing Pruyn (l daughter, dec.) 1898-1913 Practiced law in Boston 1899 Member Executive Committee, Indianapolis Monetary Convention 1908-13 Active in Massachusetts politics 19U-16 Governor, Federal Reserve Board 19U-36 Member, Federal Reserve Board 1918 Chairman, Capital Issues Committee 1936-38 Special Counsel to Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System 1938, Apr. 24 Died See Who Was Who in America, 1897-1942, vol. I, Marquis Charles Sumner Hamlin III - 3 Description of Series The total Hamlin deposit consists of 34-5 volumes and 2 manuscript boxes of loose material. This collection includes: 28 bound volumes of diaries covering the period 1887-1935 25 bound volumes of digest and index of the diaries — volumes of scrapbooks filled by Mr. Hamlin with newspaper clippings covering the period 1871-1938 23 bound index volumes of those clippings Extracts covering Federal Reserve material were typed from volumes 1 to 15 of the diaries. The Federal Reserve Board has a copy of these excerpts, and this copy was loaned to this Committee where is is kept with reference material. Another copy is in the hands of Mrs. Hamlin. A list of the diary volumes, with dates covered and extracts typed, is appended. Charles Sumner Hamlin -4Diaries of Charles Hamlin Volume No, Period Covered Extracts Typed Vol. 1 1887 - 1910 (Sept, l) No pages typed Vol. 2 March 1913 - Jan. 16, 1915 typed - pp. 1 - 83 Vol. 3 Jan. 17, 1915 - Aug. 30, 1916 " pp. 84 - 223 Vol. 4 Nov. 1916 - March 27, 1919 * pp. 224 - 356 Vol. 5 April 1919 - March 23, 1920 * PP. 357 - 4 H Vol. 6 March 28, 1920 - Oct. 13, 1922 " pp. 412 - 483 Vol. 7 Oct. 13, 1922 - Dec. 1923 » pp. 484 - 579 Vol. 8 Jan. 2, 1924 - June 19, 1924. « pp. 580 - 656 Vol. 9 June 20, 1924 - Dec. 12, 1924 n pp. 657 - 670 Vol. 10 Dec. 15, 1924 - Sept. 11, 1925 " pp. 671 - 688 Vol. 11 Sept. 12, 1925 - May 20, 1926 n pp. 689 - 740 Vol. 12 May 21, 1926 - Dec. 31, 1926 pp. 741 - 785 Vol. 13 Jan. 1, 1926 - July 1, 1927 pp. 785 - 832 Vol. 14 JuOy 5, 1927 - July 31, 1928 pp. 833 - 913 Vol. 15 Aug. 1, 1928 - March 22, 1929 Vol. 16 March 23, 1929 - -Nov. 1, 1929 Vol. 17 Nov. 1, 1929 - May 31, 1930 Vol. 18 June 1, 1930 - March 29, 1931 Vol. 19 April 1, 1931 - Nov. 31, 1931 Vol. 20 Dec. 1, 1931 - June 9, 1932 Vol. 21 June 12, 1932 - Nov. 26, 1932 Vol. 22 Nov. 28, 1932 - March 24, 1933 " pp. 914 - 932 No typed extracts Charles Sumner Hamlin - 5 Diaries (continued) Volume No, Period Covered Extracts Typed Vol. 23 March 25, 1933 - Sept. 29, 1933 No typed extracts Vol. 24 Oct. 1, 1933 - April 30, 1934 w Vol. 25 May 1, 1934 - Dec. 29, 1934 ( 1 folder Open Market Operations) Vol. 26 Jan. 1, 1935 - Sept. 30, 1935 Vol. 27 Oct. 1, 1935 - June 30, 1936 Vol. 28 July 1, 1936 - Aug. 23, 1937 n No index There is an index-digest to all the diaries except Volume 28
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