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Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 12 items) |
Abstract | Angus Wilton McLean of Lumberton, N.C., was a lawyer, banker, and active Democrat. He served as a director of the United States War Finance Corporation, 1918-1920; assistant United States secretary of the treasury, 1920- 1921; and as governor of North Carolina, 1925-1929. "Letters from Prominent Men" (microfilm); nine scrapbooks of clippings pertaining to McLean's career; and a record, 1926, of appointments to office made by McLean as governor. "Letters from Prominent Men" consists of letters received by McLean between 1912 and 1933, selected from his correspondence and mounted in alphabetical order by name of writer in two volumes. A few of these letters discuss policies of the War Finance Corporation or Democratic Party politics; most of the letters express good wishes upon McLean's entering or leaving office, thanks for letters from McLean, or thanks for signed photographs of him. Writers of the letters include Josiah W. Bailey, Bernard Baruch, Calvin Coolidge, Josephus Daniels, William E. Dodd, Herbert Hoover, Claude Kitchin, Cameron Morrison, William G. McAdoo, Lee S. Overman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, F. M. Simmons, Alfred E. Smith, Joseph P. Tumulty, and Woodrow Wilson. |
Creator | McLean, Angus Wilton, 1870-1935. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, May 2011
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
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Angus Wilton McLean of Lumberton, N.C., was a lawyer, banker, and active Democrat. He served as a director of the United States War Finance Corporation, 1918-1920; assistant United States secretary of the treasury, 1920- 1921; and as governor of North Carolina, 1925-1929.
Back to Top"Letters from Prominent Men" (microfilm); nine scrapbooks of clippings pertaining to McLean's career; and a record, 1926, of appointments to office made by McLean as governor. "Letters from Prominent Men" consists of letters received by McLean between 1912 and 1933, selected from his correspondence and mounted in alphabetical order by name of writer in two volumes. A few of these letters discuss policies of the War Finance Corporation or Democratic Party politics; most of the letters express good wishes upon McLean's entering or leaving office, thanks for letters from McLean, or thanks for signed photographs of him. Writers of the letters include Josiah W. Bailey, Bernard Baruch, Calvin Coolidge, Josephus Daniels, William E. Dodd, Herbert Hoover, Claude Kitchin, Cameron Morrison, William G. McAdoo, Lee S. Overman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, F. M. Simmons, Alfred E. Smith, Joseph P. Tumulty, and Woodrow Wilson.
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Volume 1: Scrapbook, 1910-1912Contains clippings related to the death of Neill Archibald McLean, the death of P. R. Law, and miscellaneous local items. |
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Volume 2: Scrapbook, 1918-1919Contains clippings relating to War Finance Corporation, and A. W. McLean in North Carolina politics. |
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Volume 3: Scrapbook, 1818-1819Includes clippings from eastern newspapers relating to War Finance Corporation, related financial news, and public utilities. |
Folder 4 |
Volume 4: Scrapbook, 1919 |
Folder 5 |
Volume 5: War Finance Corporation daily digest, 13 May-August 1921 |
Folder 6 |
Volume 6: Scrapbook, 1922Clippings related to McLean's activities while director of War Finance Corporation. Only ten pages filled. |
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Volume 7: Scrapbook, 1924-1928Contains clippings relating to prison reform, budget, tax laws, freight rates, roads, and other topics relating to North Carolina. |
Folder 8 |
Volume 8: 13 September 1926Appointments made by Governor McLean, by county, showeing names and to what board each person was appointed. |
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Volume 9: Scrapbook, 1927-1928Contains clippings from North Carolina newspapers relating to prisons, schools, state government malfeasance, and other North Carolina topics. |
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Volume 10: Scrapbook, 1927-1928Contains clippings from North Carolina newspapers, relating to McLean's speeches, addresses, opinnions, and activities, and to current political issues and the national Democratic campaign. |
Reel M-3335/1 |
"Letters From Prominent Men," 1912-1933Two volumes of letters received by McLean from various politicians and dignitaries. The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent name. |