Reminiscences of George William Alger, 1952
Reminiscences of George William Alger, 1952
- Name
- Alger, George W. (George William), 1872-1967 (Interviewee)
- Phillips, Harlan B (Interviewer)
- Title
- Reminiscences of George William Alger, 1952
- Abstract
- Vermont boyhood; Law practice in New York City at the turn of the century; Moreland Commission; New York prisons; Moreland commissioner to investigate New York State Superintendent of Insurance in the guaranteed mortgage companies debacle on nearly two billion issues of bonds, 1933; New York City garment industry. Observations on social reformers, including Lillian Wald and Florence Kelley; Theodor e Roosevelt
- Collection Name
- Individual interviews oral history collection
- Subjects
- Lawyers; Law; Insurance; Social problems; New York (N.Y.) Politics and government 1898-1951; United States Social conditions 20th century; Alger, George W. (George William), 1872-1967
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1952
- Physical Description
- 538 pages
- Note (Biographical)
- Lawyer
- Note
- Interviewed by Harlan B. Phillips
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 15159073
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-kpy6-5954
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.