Content Description
The Palmer Canfield papers primarily document Canfield's final Prohibition post (from 1929) as "Dry Chief" for the "wet" leaning Albany District and material from his political and legal career, including his mayoral campaigns in Kingston (1913-1921), New York, dating from 1913 to 1931. The collection contains a typescript report and letters, newspaper clippings, correspondence, memorandums, invitations, mayoral candidate promotional material, business, and seasonal cards, a booklet, and a scrapbook album of newspaper clippings.
Dates
- 1913 - 1931
Extent
.3 cubic feet.
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Typescript report, letters, newspaper clippings, correspondence, memorandums, invitations, mayoral candidate promotional material, business, and seasonal cards, a booklet, and a scrapbook album of newspaper clippings of the New York politician and advocate of Prohibition, Palmer Canfield, document primarily Canfield's final Prohibition post (from 1929) as Federal Prohibition Director for Albany District, as well as his mayoral candidate campaign (1913-1921).
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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