Publication

1951 - Prendergast, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

252,250 words, Guess

Page Count

1,009 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCE740.5 .C6 pt.1 no.147

Alternate Titles

  • Prendergast, Wm. A.

Description

Banker, politician. Topics include: Childhood on the East Side, New York City; business and finance; National Association of Credit Men, 1899-1905; national bankruptcy act, 1906; interest in politics, lecturing; New York City finances; the Office of Comptroller, 1909; New York State and City politics; Board of Estimate and Apportionment; Gaynor Charter; Progressive Party; 1912 Republican National Convention; new subway system, 1913; Mayor William Gaynor and New York City finances; Municipal Reference Library; New York State Constitutional Convention, 1915; Gary plan, 1915; legislative investigations, World War I, 1915-16; West Side improvement plan; "land deals," 1917; retrospections; impressions of prominent New Yorkers, including Theodore Roosevelt, Bainbridge Colby, Herbert Parsons, Henry L. Stimson.

Subjects

Places

People

William A. Prendergast (1867-1954)

Series Statement

  • N.Y.T.O.H.P. [i.e. New York times oral history program -- [1]

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