Albert M. Greenfield papers

The Albert M. Greenfield papers consist of correspondence, office files, appointment books, photographs, audio-visual materials, and scrapbooks spanning almost fifty years of business and personal records. The collection reflects Greenfield’s career as a real estate mogul, banker, department store d...

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Main Author: Greenfield, Albert M. 1887-1967 (Creator)
Collection:Albert M. Greenfield Papers
Collection Number:1959
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Online Access:Link to finding aid
Physical Description: 436.4 Linear feet ;1069 boxes, 85 volumes, 22 flat files
Summary: The Albert M. Greenfield papers consist of correspondence, office files, appointment books, photographs, audio-visual materials, and scrapbooks spanning almost fifty years of business and personal records. The collection reflects Greenfield’s career as a real estate mogul, banker, department store developer, mortgage financier, motion-picture theater owner, hotelier, philanthropist, and Philadelphia City commissioner. He also served as delegate to national conventions of both the Democratic and the Republican parties, and was appointed to commissions by Philadelphia mayors and U.S. presidents, keeping thorough records of his involvement in multiple social, political, religious, and business organizations.