Finding aid for John F. Hamilton papers
01104

Summary Information

Repository
Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.
Creator -
Hamilton, John F., b. 1898
Title
John F. Hamilton papers
ID
01104
Date [inclusive]
1932-1941
Extent
2.5 Linear feet (5 boxes, 1 volume)
Language
English
Language of Materials
In English.

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Biographical/Historical note

Manager of the primary campaign for Rep. Carl M. Weideman, John F. Hamilton served as chairman of the 14th Congressional District. He was appointed Mich. manager of the Home Owners Loan Corp. in June 1933. Hamilton was elected to the Detroit Common Council and took office Jan. 1940. The Homer Ferguson Grand Jury indicted him on a charge of bribery, and served three years in Jackson (Mich.) Prison. Afterwords, he entered the real estate business.

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Scope and Contents note

This collection contains materials while Hamilton was the manager of the Home Owners Loan Corp.

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Arrangement

Subject; Alphabetically.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open for research use.

Immediate Source of Acquisiton

01104

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John F. Hamilton papers, 1932-1941 (OCLC record)

[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/309853344]

Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Home Owners' Loan Corporation.

Subject(s)

  • Banks and banking
  • City council members--Michigan--Detroit

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Collection Inventory

BOX 1: A-B 

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BOX 2: C-G 

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BOX 3: G-H 

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BOX 4: H-Z 

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BOX 5: 

Miscellaneous 

Appraisers 

Account Book, 1936 

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VOLUME: Scrapbook 

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