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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm81043174
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The papers of William Lee Trenholm, Civil Service commissioner and comptroller of the currency, were purchased by the Library of Congress in 1938.
The William Lee Trenholm Papers were processed in 1945. The finding aid was created in 2016.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of William Lee Trenholm is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The papers of William Lee Trenholm are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, William Lee Trenholm Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of William Lee Trenholm (1836-1901) span the years 1865-1931, with the bulk of the material concentrated in the period 1885-1889. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, and other material pertaining mainly to Trenholm's tenure as United States Civil Service commissioner and comptroller of the currency under President Grover Cleveland. Also included are personal materials concerning his family and career as a banker. Correspondents include Henry White Cannon, John Griffin Carlisle, J. W. Foster, Frederick William Holls, Darwin R. James, Frank Leslie, Hugh Smith Thompson, and William Windom.
The collection is organized chronologically in three bound volumes with a container of miscellany filed at the end.