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Fred I. Kent Papers, 1901-1954 (bulk 1920-1950): Finding Aid
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Summary Information
- Creator:
- Kent, Fred I., 1869-1954.
- Title and dates:
- Fred I. Kent Papers, 1901-1954 (bulk 1920-1950).
- Abstract:
- Fred I. Kent (1869-1954) was a banker who spent the majority of his career at Bankers Trust Company in New York. He was an expert on foreign exchange, and during World War I and its aftermath was involved with establishing foreign exchange policies, reparations, and war debt. Kent was also active in numerous organizations, including the American Bankers Association and the International Chamber of Commerce. Kent's papers include his correspondence with businessmen and politicians about financial and economic issues, articles and speeches written by Kent, and papers documenting his involvement with several banking and economic organizations.
- Size:
- 17.41 linear feet (42 boxes)
- Call number:
- MC077
- Location:
- Princeton University Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library.
Public Policy Papers.
Princeton, New Jersey 08540 USA - Language(s) of material:
- English.
- Storage note:
- This collection is stored onsite at the Mudd Manuscript Library.
Biography of Fred I. Kent
Fred I. Kent (1869-1954) was a banker who spent the majority of his career at Bankers Trust Company in New York. He was an expert on foreign exchange, and during World War I and its aftermath was involved with establishing foreign exchange policies, reparations, and war debt. Kent was also active in numerous organizations, including the American Bankers Association and the International Chamber of Commerce.
Kent was born Frederick I. Kent on February 12, 1869 in Chicago, Illinois to Henry and Julia Kent. He was educated in the public schools of Chicago and never attended college, choosing instead to leave high school and seek employment. He married Etta G. Williams of Boston, Massachusetts on April 18, 1891.
He began his banking career in 1886, at the age of seventeen, as a clerk at the First National Bank of Chicago. He was steadily promoted until he became manager of the Foreign Exchange Department in 1905. Kent also became active with the American Bankers Association during this period. He was the first president of the Chicago chapter of what would become the American Institute of Banking, and the first national president of the Institute. The Institute provided distance-learning classes and published materials for the continuing education of individuals in the field of finance.
Kent's work with foreign exchange earned him recognition in the financial world. In January 1909, he accepted the position of vice-president of the Bankers Trust Company in New York City, where he was placed in charge of organizing the Foreign Exchange Department. He also continued his work with the American Bankers Association, coordinating the development of the Travellers' Check System of the Association and serving as chairman of the Committee of the Express Money Order Department.
Kent was in Europe at the outbreak of World War I and organized and directed efforts to provide stranded Americans with the funds and transportation necessary to return to the United States. The recognition he gained from this work, and his expertise in international finance, led to his appointment as deputy governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in 1917, and later as director of the division of foreign exchange of the Federal Reserve Board. In this capacity, he assisted in establishing a system of foreign exchange between the Allied countries. During this period, he also served as financial adviser to the director of sales of the War Department and as representative of the United States on the organization committee of the Reparations Commission to Paris. Following the war, he assisted in the stabilization of exchange and settlement of money problems of several European countries, especially with regards to reparations and debt payments. Kent received many honors for his work in Europe after World War I, including Chevalier, and a later promotion to Officer, of the Legion of Honor in France, Commander of the Crown of Italy, and Commander in the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus in Italy.
After the war, Kent returned to his position as vice-president at the Bankers Trust Company. He stepped down from this post in 1928, but continued as director until his death in 1954. He resigned from his position as vice-president in order to devote more time to a number of semi-public organizations that he was associated with, especially the International Chamber of Commerce. He also became chairman of the Commerce and Marine Commission of the American Bankers Association, a position he held until 1954.
Kent was elected to the Council of New York University in 1929, after having served as chairman of the advisory board of the Wall Street Center of New York University since its establishment. The Council serves as the university's board of trustees. Kent became president of the Council in 1931 and chairman of the Council in 1951. He served as chairman until his death.
Throughout his life, Kent was the director of several corporations, including the Bankers Trust Company and the National Industrial Conference Board. He was also an officer or member of a large number of semi-public organizations, including national commerce, industry and trade groups, banking groups, economic, political and social science organizations, and the International Chamber of Commerce. Kent was frequently a speaker on financial matters, especially in venues where foreign trade relations were discussed. He received an honorary LL.D. from the University of Southern California in 1930, and was awarded the Robert Dollar award for his work in foreign trade by the National Foreign Trade Council in 1945. Kent died on October 25, 1954 at the age of 85.
Description
Kent's papers include his correspondence with businessmen and politicians about financial and economic issues, articles and speeches written by Kent, and papers documenting his involvement with several banking and economic organizations. The organizations include the Bankers Trust Company, the Commerce and Marine Commission of the American Bankers Association, and the International Chamber of Commerce.
Please see the series descriptions in the contents list for additional information about individual series.
Arrangement
The Papers have been arranged in four series:
- Series 1: Biographical, 1909-1951
- Series 2: Correspondence, 1904-1954
- Subseries 2A: Alphabetical, 1909-1954
- Subseries 2B: Chronological, 1901-1918
- Subseries 2C: Topical, 1910-1953
- Series 3: Reports and Published Materials, 1902-1954
- Series 4: Writings, 1909-1952
Access and Use
Access
The collection is open for research use.
Restrictions on Use and Copyright Information
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Curator of Public Policy Papers. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.
Acquisition and Appraisal
Provenance and Acquisition
This collection was donated by Warner Kent, son of Fred I. Kent, in 1955.
Appraisal
Appraisal has been conducted in accordance with Mudd Manuscript Library guidelines. The papers separated from this collection include duplicate materials, invitations to banking, commerce and social events, and publications from New York University.
Related Materials
Related Archival Material
This collection is part of a group of 28 Mudd Manuscript Library collections related to 20th century economic thought and development which were processed as part of a National Historical Publications and Records Commission funded project. Researchers wishing to access these collections should search for the subject "Economics--20th century" or related terms in the Princeton University Library Main Catalog. Two collections at the Mudd Manuscript Library of particular relevance to the Fred I. Kent Papers are the papers of banker Harvey E. Fisk and Hans A. Widenmann, an expert in international finance.
Processing and Other Information
Works Cited
The following sources were consulted during preparation of biographical note:
"Kent Resigns Post in Reserve Bank."
The New York Times, January 13, 1934.
Materials from Series 1: Biographical; Fred I. Kent Papers; Public Policy Papers, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections,
Princeton University Library.
Obituary of Fred I. Kent.
The New York Times, October 26, 1954.
Profile of Fred I. Kent in
Marquis Who's Who on the Web. http://search.marquiswhoswho.com Accessed April 2006.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Adriane Hanson and Jessie Thompson in 2006. Finding aid written by Adriane Hanson in April 2006.
Descriptive Rules Used
Finding aid content adheres to that prescribed by Describing Archives: A Content Standard.
Encoding
Machine-readable finding aid encoded in EAD 2002 by Adriane Hanson on August 15, 2006.
Finding aid written in English.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Fred I. Kent Papers, Box and Folder Number; Public Policy Papers, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Subject Headings
These materials have been indexed in the Princeton University Library online catalog using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.
- Kent, Fred I., 1869-1954.
- Strong, Benjamin, 1872-1928 -- Correspondence.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 -- Correspondence.
- American Bankers Association. Commission on Commerce and Marine.
- Bankers Trust Company (New York, N.Y.)
- International Chamber of Commerce.
- Banks and banking -- United States.
- Boards of trade -- Europe.
- Boards of trade -- United States.
- Economics -- 20th century.
- Foreign exchange.
- International finance.
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Reparations.
- Articles.
- Correspondence.
- Speeches.
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Contents List
Series 1: Biographical, 1909-1951
(0.52 linear feet in 2 boxes)
Series Description
The Biographical series includes a biographical sketch, clippings, and identity books for Kent and his wife to allow them to travel through Great Britain in 1919. The series also contains materials from Kent's service on the Council of New York University, a sampling of invitations he received, programs from events where he was the speaker or was honored, and materials from organizations of which he was a member.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by document type or subject.
Autographs, 1909-1920
Box 1, Folder 1 Biographical Sketch, 1941, undated
Box 1, Folder 2 Clippings, undated
Box 1, Folder 3 Identity Books of Fred and Etta Kent, 1919
Box 1, Folder 4 Invitations, 1915-1950
Box 1, Folder 5 to 6 Membership, 1922-1947
Box 1, Folder 7 to 8 New York University
Centennial Celebrations, 1931
Box 1, Folder 9 Kent’s Career, 1929-1951
Box 1, Folder 10 Programs and Speeches, 1931-1948
Box 1, Folder 11 Photographs, 1934
Box 1, Folder 12 Programs
Banking Organizations, 1907-1938
Box 1, Folder 13 Banking Organizations, 1907-1938
Box 2, Folder 1 Commerce and Social Groups, 1921-1935
Box 2, Folder 2 to 3 Kent Honored as Special Guest, 1910-1945
Box 2, Folder 4 Series 2: Correspondence, 1901-1954
(7.41 linear feet in 18 boxes)
Series Description
The Correspondence series includes correspondence between Kent and individuals, banks, and organizations related to his banking career, his expertise on banking and commerce issues, and his writings and speeches. Please see the subseries descriptions in the contents list for additional information about individual subseries.
Arrangement
Divided into three subseries: Alphabetical, Chronological, and Topical.
Subseries 2A: Alphabetical, 1909-1954
(4.80 linear feet in 12 boxes)
Subseries Description
The Alphabetical subseries contains Kent's correspondence with individuals and organizations discussing Kent's opinions on politics and business. Among the prominent individuals he corresponded with are President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, President of Bankers Trust Company Benjamin Strong, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, and Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover. Kent sent monthly reports to Presidents Roosevelt and Truman about the market. The organizations Kent corresponded with were predominantly involved with banking and commerce.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Acheson, Dean, 1933
Box 2, Folder 5 Aldrich, Winthrop W., 1944
Box 2, Folder 6 American Bankers Association Convention, 1925
Box 2, Folder 7 American Institute of Banking 50th Anniversary, 1950
Box 2, Folder 8 to 9 American Acceptance Council, 1924
Box 3, Folder 1 A, 1909-1952
Box 3, Folder 2 to 3 Bankers Trust Company, 1914
(Includes papers concerning the American Citizens Committee.)
Box 3, Folder 4 to 7 Bankers Trust Company, 1920-1937
Box 4, Folder 1 Barnes, Julius H., 1923, 1927, 1942
Box 4, Folder 2 Baruch, Bernard M., 1933
Box 4, Folder 3 Batt, W. L., 1940-1943
Box 4, Folder 4 Becker, Neal Dow, 1938-1943
Box 4, Folder 5 Bell, James F., 1939-1944
Box 4, Folder 6 Bemidji, The Northern National Bank of, 1935-1946
Box 4, Folder 7 Berenger, Henry, 1926-1927
Box 4, Folder 8 Booth, Willis H., 1921-1953
Box 4, Folder 9 Bowles, Chester, 1945
Box 4, Folder 10 Brickner, John W., 1946, 1953
Box 4, Folder 11 Bridges, Styles, 1948-1952
Box 4, Folder 12 British Embassy, 1941
Box 4, Folder 13 The Brookings Institution, 1933-1946
Box 4, Folder 14 Brownell, Herbert, Jr., 1946, 1952
Box 4, Folder 15 Burgess, W. Randolph, 1942-1953
Box 4, Folder 16 Byrd, Harry F., 1942-1953
Box 4, Folder 17 B, 1917-1953
Box 4, Folder 18 Carey, W. Gibson, 1938-1946
Box 4, Folder 19 Carpenter, Herbert L., 1945-1946
Box 4, Folder 20 Chamber of Commerce, International, 1919-1945
Box 4, Folder 21 to 23 Chamber of Commerce, United States, 1919-1943
Box 4, Folder 24 Chapin, Roy D., 1932
Box 5, Folder 1 Chapman, Joseph, 1937-1944
Box 5, Folder 2 Citizens’ Street Traffic Committee of the City of New York, 1929
Box 5, Folder 3 Clark, Tom, 1945
Box 5, Folder 4 Clayton, Will, 1942-1946
Box 5, Folder 5 Coapman, Wall G., 1938-1943
Box 5, Folder 6 Cochran, Henry J., 1932-1937
Box 5, Folder 7 Cochran, R. L., 1938-1939
Box 5, Folder 8 Cocke, C. Francis, 1951-1952
Box 5, Folder 9 Collins, J. Lawton, 1947-1952
Box 5, Folder 10 Colt, S. Sloan, 1933-1950
Box 5, Folder 11 Commerce and Industry Association, 1941-1951
Box 5, Folder 12 Commerce and Marine Commission, 1922
Box 5, Folder 13 Compton, Karl T., 1936, 1952
Box 5, Folder 14 Conn, Donald D., 1940-1944
Box 5, Folder 15 Converse, Myron F., 1944-1950
Box 5, Folder 16 Cooke, Thornton, 1921, 1945
Box 5, Folder 17 Crandall, Barrett L., 1943-1953
Box 5, Folder 18 Crane, J. E., 1944-1951
Box 5, Folder 19 C, 1919-1953
Box 5, Folder 20 Daniels, Josephus, 1917
Box 5, Folder 21 Department of Commerce, 1922-1936
Box 5, Folder 22 Dewey, Thomas E., 1939-1953
Box 5, Folder 23 Dulles, John Foster, 1952-1953
Box 5, Folder 24 D, 1920-1952
Box 5, Folder 25 Eisenhower, Dwight D., 1949-1953
Box 5, Folder 26 E, 1924-1952
Box 5, Folder 27 Federal Reserve, 1914-1935
Box 6, Folder 1 to 5 Foreign Correspondence, 1919-1953
Box 6, Folder 6 to 9 F, 1921-1953
Box 7, Folder 1 George, Walter F., 1944-1950
Box 7, Folder 2 Gibson, Harvey, 1914
Box 7, Folder 3 Green, William, 1933
Box 7, Folder 4 G, 1921-1953
Box 7, Folder 5 Hard, William, 1943
Box 7, Folder 6 Heinz, Howard, II, 1930-1936, 1951
Box 7, Folder 7 Hibben, John Grier, 1923
Box 7, Folder 8 Hoover, Herbert, 1922-1952
Box 7, Folder 9 Houghton, Alanson B., 1923-1928
Box 7, Folder 10 Hughes, Charles Evans, 1923
Box 7, Folder 11 Hull, Cordell, 1933-1938
Box 7, Folder 12 H, 1919-1950
Box 7, Folder 13 to 14 I, 1919-1953
Box 7, Folder 15 Johnston, Eric A., 1942-1951
Box 7, Folder 16 Jones, Jesse H., 1936-1953
Box 7, Folder 17 J, 1919-1946
Box 7, Folder 18 Keynes, John Maynard, 1921-1923
Box 7, Folder 19 K, 1920-1954
Box 7, Folder 20 Leffingwell, R. C., 1919, 1950
Box 7, Folder 21 Lehman, Herbert, 1933, 1952
Box 8, Folder 1 Lippman, Walter, 1933, 1943
Box 8, Folder 2 L, 1919-1951
Box 8, Folder 3 Marshall, George C., 1950-1951
Box 8, Folder 4 McAdoo, William G., 1915-1916
Box 8, Folder 5 Mellon, Andrew W., 1921-1932
Box 8, Folder 6 Meyer, Eugene, Jr., 1921-1923, 1946
Box 8, Folder 7 Morgan, J. P., 1933
Box 8, Folder 8 Morgenthau, Henry, Jr., 1933-1941
Box 8, Folder 9 M, 1920-1953
Box 8, Folder 10 to 11 National Foreign Trade Council, 1919-1953
Box 8, Folder 12 National Industrial Conference Board, 1924-1954
Box 8, Folder 13 New York Bankers Fund London Committee, 1914
Box 8, Folder 14 to 15 New York Sun, 1936-1942
Box 9, Folder 1 New York University, 1926-1953
Box 9, Folder 2 to 3 N, 1920-1954
Box 9, Folder 4 Overseas Security Corporation, 1922
Box 9, Folder 5 O, 1923-1952
Box 9, Folder 6 Prosser, Seward, 1914-1928
Box 9, Folder 7 to 8 P, 1919-1953
Box 9, Folder 9 Q, 1943-1945
Box 9, Folder 10 Reparations Commission, 1919-1923
Box 10, Folder 1 to 3 Roosevelt, Franklin D., 1933-1944
(Includes daily market reports from Kent.)
Box 10, Folder 4 to 6 Roosevelt, Franklin D., 1933-1943
(Includes daily market reports from Kent.)
Box 11, Folder 1 to 4 Root, Elihu, 1913, 1935
Box 11, Folder 5 R, 1921-1953
Box 11, Folder 6 Snyder, John W., 1946-1947
Box 11, Folder 7 Stettinius, Edward R., Jr., 1935-1946
Box 11, Folder 8 Stimson, Henry L., 1932, 1945
Box 11, Folder 9 Strong, Benjamin, 1914-1917
Box 11, Folder 10 Strong, Benjamin, 1914-1917
Box 12, Folder 1 to 3 Sullivan, Mark, 1933
Box 12, Folder 4 S, 1919-1953
Box 12, Folder 5 to 6 Truman, Harry S., 1945-1953
Box 12, Folder 7 Truman, Harry S., 1945-1953
Box 13, Folder 1 T, 1919-1950
Box 13, Folder 2 U, 1923-1951
Box 13, Folder 3 V, 1913-1952
Box 13, Folder 4 Warburg, Paul M., 1919-1932
Box 13, Folder 5 Warner, J. R., 1923
Box 13, Folder 6 Watson, Thomas J., 1923-1954
Box 13, Folder 7 W, 1919-1953
Box 13, Folder 8 X - Z, 1924-1953
Box 13, Folder 9 Subseries 2B: Chronological, 1901-1918
(1.36 linear feet in 4 boxes)
Subseries Description
The Chronological subseries is composed of Kent's brief business correspondence with banking and commerce organizations and other banks during his career at the First National Bank of Chicago and the Bankers Trust Company in New York City. The correspondence from while Kent was at the First National Bank is largely related to the operation of the American Institute of Bankers, including requests to individuals to attend meetings or give speeches, arranging for meetings and events, and committee membership, and also includes a few letters regarding Kent's ideas on how to manage a bank. The correspondence from while Kent was at the Bankers Trust Company includes his expense accounts for his travels in Europe, letters of appreciation for speeches he gave, and a few requests from victims of World War I for financial aid.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
1901
Box 13, Folder 10 1902
Box 13, Folder 11 1903
Box 14, Folder 1 to 2 1904
Box 14, Folder 3 1907-1912
Box 14, Folder 4 1914
Box 14, Folder 5 1914
Box 15, Folder 1 to 3 1915
Box 15, Folder 4 1916
Box 15, Folder 5 1917
Box 15, Folder 6 1918
Box 15, Folder 7 1913-1917
(1 bound volume)
Box 16, Folder 1 1917-1918
(1 bound volume)
Box 16, Folder 2 Subseries 2C: Topical, 1910-1953
(1.25 linear feet in 3 boxes)
Subseries Description
The majority of the Topical subseries is composed of correspondence from individuals reacting to articles written, and speeches given, by Kent. The topics of the articles include profits, foreign investment, and the Dawes plan. The subseries also includes correspondence between Kent and Japanese bankers, Kent's plan for the reconstruction of industry, and a letter he wrote to a family member about the several presidents he had worked with.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by topic.
Articles
1922
Box 17, Folder 1 “What is Profit?” 1941
(New York State Economic Council.)
Box 17, Folder 2 “Alternative to a Post-War W. P. A.” 1943
( New York Sun.)
Box 17, Folder 3 “What is Profit?” 1943
( Reader's Digest.)
Box 17, Folder 4 Bills of Lading, 1910
Box 17, Folder 5 Bretton Woods Agreements, undated
Box 17, Folder 6 China, 1921-1923
Box 17, Folder 7 Genoa Conference, 1922
Box 17, Folder 8 Gold Pool, 1914
Box 17, Folder 9 Gold Syndicate, 1914
Box 17, Folder 10 Hotel Bills and Expenses, 1923
Box 17, Folder 11 Japan, 1919-1953
Box 18, Folder 1 to 2 ‘Kent Plan’ for Reconstructing Industry, 1933
Box 18, Folder 3 Peru, 1928
(Includes economic report to the President of Peru.)
Box 18, Folder 4 Pomeroy, Daniel, Dinner Hosted by Kent, 1913
Box 18, Folder 5 Presidents of the United States Kent Had Met, 1953
Box 18, Folder 6 Pujo Investigation, House of Representatives Committee on Banking and Currency, A. P. Pujo, Chairman, 1913
Box 18, Folder 7 Senate Investigating Committee, 1929-1930
Box 18, Folder 8 Speeches
“Foreign Investments in Their Relation to the Future of This Country,” 1919
(Maryland Bond Buyers Association.)
Box 18, Folder 9 “Europe’s War Problems and Labor,” 1920
(National Foreign Trade Council.)
Box 19, Folder 1 1923
Box 19, Folder 2 to 3 Radio Broadcast, 1924
(Engineer’s Society of Western Pennsylvania.)
Box 19, Folder 4 “America and the Dawes Plan,” 1924
(National Foreign Trade Council.)
Box 19, Folder 5 Stranded Americans on the Continent, 1914
Box 19, Folder 6 to 7 Travelers’ Checks, 1914
Box 19, Folder 8 Series 3: Reports and Published Materials, 1902-1954
(6.98 linear feet in 17 boxes)
Series Description
The Reports and Published Materials series contains both reports generated by organizations and materials collected about subjects. The series includes meeting minutes and reports of the Commerce and Marine Commission of the American Bankers Association, publications and meeting materials of the International Chamber of Commerce, and a smaller amount of material from the American Institute of Bank Clerks and the Bankers Trust Company. The series also includes pamphlets, clippings, and Bankers Trust Company memoranda on economic conditions, and papers on reparations and the Dawes Report.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by organization or subject, and chronologically within each group.
American Institute of Bank Clerks, 1902-1904
Box 20, Folder 1 Bankers Trust Company, 1914-1922
(Kent's notes.)
Box 20, Folder 2 to 3 Bankers Trust Company, 1915-1916
Box 20, Folder 4 to 5 Commerce and Marine Commission of the American Bankers Association
1923-1930
Box 20, Folder 6 1927-1928
Box 20, Folder 7 1929
Box 20, Folder 8 1930-1931
Box 20, Folder 9 1931
Box 21, Folder 1 1932
Box 21, Folder 2 1933
Box 21, Folder 3 1934
Box 21, Folder 4 1935
Box 21, Folder 5 1936
Box 21, Folder 6 1937
Box 22, Folder 1 1938
Box 22, Folder 2 to 3 1939
Box 22, Folder 4 1940
Box 22, Folder 5 to 6 1941
Box 22, Folder 7 1942
Box 23, Folder 1 1943
Box 23, Folder 2 1944
Box 23, Folder 3 1945
Box 23, Folder 4 1946
Box 23, Folder 5 1947
Box 23, Folder 6 1948
Box 23, Folder 7 1949
Box 23, Folder 8 1950
Box 23, Folder 9 1951
Box 23, Folder 10 1954
Box 23, Folder 11 Economic Conditions
1906-1911
Box 24, Folder 1 1914
Box 24, Folder 2 1915
Box 24, Folder 3 1917
Box 24, Folder 4 1919
Box 24, Folder 5 1920
Box 24, Folder 6 to 8 1921
Box 24, Folder 9 to 10 1922
Box 25, Folder 1 to 3 1923
Box 25, Folder 4 to 5 1924
Box 25, Folder 6 to 7 1925
Box 25, Folder 8 to 9 1925
Box 26, Folder 1 1926
Box 26, Folder 2 to 5 1927
Box 27, Folder 1 to 2 1928
Box 27, Folder 3 to 5 1929
Box 27, Folder 6 1929
Box 28, Folder 1 1930
Box 28, Folder 2 1931
Box 28, Folder 3 1932
Box 28, Folder 4 to 5 1933
Box 28, Folder 6 1933
Box 29, Folder 1 1934
Box 29, Folder 2 to 3 1936
Box 29, Folder 4 1940
Box 29, Folder 5 1943
Box 29, Folder 6 1944
Box 29, Folder 7 1945
Box 29, Folder 8 Undated
Box 29, Folder 9 International Chamber of Commerce
1910
Box 29, Folder 10 1917
Box 29, Folder 11 1920
Box 30, Folder 1 to 3 1921
Box 30, Folder 4 to 5 1922
Box 30, Folder 6 1923
Box 30, Folder 7 1924
Box 31, Folder 1 to 2 1925
Box 31, Folder 3 to 5 1925
Box 32, Folder 1 1926
Box 32, Folder 2 to 4 1927
Box 32, Folder 5 1927
Box 33, Folder 1 1928
Box 33, Folder 2 1929
Box 33, Folder 3 1931
Box 33, Folder 4 to 5 1933
Box 33, Folder 6 1934
Box 33, Folder 7 1935
Box 33, Folder 8 1936
Box 33, Folder 9 1938
Box 34, Folder 1 1939
Box 34, Folder 2 to 6 Undated
Box 34, Folder 7 Reparations
1919
(Includes the Treaty of Versailles.)
Box 35, Folder 1 to 2 1921
Box 35, Folder 3 1922
Box 35, Folder 4 1923
Box 35, Folder 5 1924
(Includes papers concerning the Dawes Plan.)
Box 35, Folder 6 to 9 1924
(Includes papers concerning the Dawes Plan.)
Box 36, Folder 1 1925
(Includes papers concerning the Dawes Plan.)
Box 36, Folder 2 to 3 1926-1927
Box 36, Folder 4 1929
Box 36, Folder 5 1931-1933
Box 36, Folder 6 Series 4: Writings, 1909-1952
(2.50 linear feet in 7 boxes)
Series Description
The Writings series includes typed copies of addresses given by Kent at the meetings of organizations, at universities and on the radio, as well as copies of articles he wrote. In his speeches and articles, Kent discussed banking and finance, economics, industry, reparations, and international trade and investment.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
1909
Box 36, Folder 7 1911
Box 36, Folder 8 1913
Box 36, Folder 9 1915
Box 36, Folder 10 1917
Box 37, Folder 1 1919
Box 37, Folder 2 1920
Box 37, Folder 3 1921
Box 37, Folder 4 1922
Box 37, Folder 5 1923
Box 37, Folder 6 to 8 1924
Box 37, Folder 9 to 10 1924
Box 38, Folder 1 1925
Box 38, Folder 2 to 3 1926
Box 38, Folder 4 1927-1930
Box 38, Folder 5 1931
Box 38, Folder 6 1932
Box 38, Folder 7 1933
Box 38, Folder 8 1934
Box 39, Folder 1 1935
Box 39, Folder 2 1936
Box 39, Folder 3 1937
Box 39, Folder 4 1938
Box 39, Folder 5 1939
Box 39, Folder 6 1940
Box 39, Folder 7 1941
Box 39, Folder 8 1942
Box 39, Folder 9 1943
Box 40, Folder 1 1944
Box 40, Folder 2 1945
Box 40, Folder 3 1946
Box 40, Folder 4 1947
Box 40, Folder 5 1948
Box 40, Folder 6 1949
Box 40, Folder 7 1950
Box 40, Folder 8 1951
Box 40, Folder 9 1952
Box 40, Folder 10 Undated
Box 41, Folder 1 to 6 Undated
Box 42, Folder 1 to 4
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