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Miles Poindeyter COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Register p^ Pspgrg Proceasedt MA Bate. 11/15/55 KILTS P0IH3EX?gR (1368 ~ 1946) The papers of Senator Miles Poinderter of Spokane, Washington* y , judge, aeaber of Congress for one term and of the Senate for two (1911-23) Including the early /ears of the Federal Reserve System, ver« given to the University of Virginia end ere housed in the Alderman Library there. Linear feet of shelf space occupied* Approximate number of 5, tern si 165 BOO ,000 The major part of this collection (750,000 items) wag photographed by automatic ceaeres come time ego at e co»t of i5 f 000 for the University of Washington at Seattle and Washington State College at PullRen* Taese aicrofilmg isay be borroved from the VsshlngtoR colleges by properly qualified scholars needing them in research* The Aldermen Library at Virginia h&s a key to the system by vhich the papers are filed* end e typed •table of contents** The l e t t e r can be copied i f desired for this Federal Reserve project* students* print. The P< indexter collection i s open for research by qualified The usual courtesies are expected in regard to quotation in Miles Foiato:t«r II Biographical Sbte 1868, Apr. 22 Born, Jtephis, Tennessee 1891 I»L,B», Washington and Lee University 1891 Moved to Valla Wall®, Washingtanj watered polities 1892 Elected prosecuting ettoraey of ¥*lia Walla 1892, June 16 Merried Elljs&beth Gele Page (dec.) ( l son) 1897 Moved to Spok&ne pros&cutln^ attorney, Spo)csn«f County 1904-08 1909-U Meaber, 61st Congree* (Repablicasi), 3rd Vftah* 1911-23 U.S. Sens tor fros V&shlngton, 2 terms 1920 Candida.tt for Presidential noainstion a t Hepublicnn Convention 1923-28 Ambassador to Peru Sept. 21 Author of J Seei Died Ay«jvlnc&s* Peruvian Pii&ro£as# Periodical Vho V&s Who in America, 1943-50, vol» I I , Marquis