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John D. Graham papers, 1799-1988, bulk 1890-1961

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Series 3: Personal Business Records, circa 1931-1962
1.4 Linear feet
Box 1-3

This series contains address books, appointment books, contracts, receipts, banking documents, property inventories, stock records, tax records, notes, notebooks, wills and other legal documents, and scattered correspondence related to Graham's finances. Apart from the appointment books and inventories which are earlier, records in this series are dated from the late 1950s to Graham's death.
Appointment books contain intermittent records of business and personal appointments from 1931 to 1938, and from 1948 to 1961. As with most of Graham's papers, they are heavily annotated and often contain sketches; a 1937 appointment book in particular contains numerous color drawings. Annotations range from notes about Graham's antique trade to personal matters and writings on Graham's wide-ranging interests. Some of these notes appear to have been made years after the year for which the book was made. One of the folders containing the address files is also annotated and illustrated. Notebooks found in the Writings series contain similar notes, writings, and sketches.
Bank account records include check ledgers, deposit slips, and account statements. Financial notebooks consist of check ledgers that were re-used as notebooks, usually to keep track of antique objects and collectors. Additional notes related to antiques are found in financial notes, along with notes on personal assets and Graham's dealings with the Stable Gallery. Scattered drafts of letters are found among financial notes. Additional financial correspondence is also found filed with wills, stock records, and tax records.
The book inventory and catalog of antiques and books are both annotated typescripts with notes in Graham's handwriting.
Other details about the contents of folders are noted in the folder list.
Additional correspondence related to Graham's business transactions can be found in Correspondence. In particular, letters related to Graham's estate can be found with Elinor Graham's correspondence.
Description Container Select
Address Books, circa 1950-1961
1
84
Address Books, circa 1950-1961
1
85
Address File, circa 1956-1961
1
86
Appointment Book, 1931
1
87
Appointment Book, 1933
1
88
Appointment Book, 1934
1
89
Appointment Book, 1935
1
90
Appointment Book, 1937
1
91
Appointment Book, 1948
2
1
Appointment Book, 1948-1949
2
2
Appointment Book, 1949
2
3
Appointment Book, 1950
2
4
Appointment Book, 1951, undated
2
5
Appointment Book, 1952
2
6
Appointment Book, 1953
2
7
Appointment Book, 1954
2
8
Appointment Book, 1956-1957
2
9
Appointment Book, 1959
2
10
Appointment Book, 1960
2
11
Appointment Book, circa 1960
2
12
Appointment Books, 1961
2
13
Appointment Books, 1961
2
14
Appointment Book, undated
2
15
Art and Antique Dealership, circa 1956-1960
Contains receipts, accounts, contracts, lists, and correspondence
2
16
Bank Account at Chase Manhattan Bank, 1957-1961
2
17-22
Bank Account at Union Bank of Switzerland, 1958-1961
2
23-25
Book Inventory, circa 1946-1955
2
26
"Catalog of Antiques and Books for Insurance Purposes", 1942-1952
2
27
"Catalog of Antiques and Books for Insurance Purposes", 1942-1952
2
28
Financial Notebook, 1957-1959
2
29
Financial Notebook, 1959-1961
3
1
Financial Notes, circa 1955-1961
3
2
Stocks and Taxes, 1957-1961
3
3-6
Travel Receipts, circa 1958-1961
3
7
Wills and Estate of John Graham, circa 1954-1962
3
8
Wills, Estate, and Trust of Marianne Strate Graham, circa 1954-1960
3
9

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