Fitzgerald, John F., 1863-1950

Scope and Contents

This collection contains two volumes belongin to Ernest H. Vaughan. The first is contains his notes taken during lectures pertaining to law of corporations from 1883. The second is a scrapbook with newspaper clippings pertaining to when John F. Fitzgerald, Mayor of Boston, vetoed an order, which granted rights and locations throughout Boston to the Metropolitian Home Telephone Company in 1906.

Scope and Contents This collection mostly holds materials documenting the business and political career of John F. Fitzgerald. There are thirty-nine scrapbooks dating from 1896 to 1925 containing newspaper clippings, which mostly document Fitzgerald’s political career. The scrapbooks are in poor condition and this was noted in correspondence dating to when the materials were received. Additionally, there are political cartoons and loose newspaper clippings as well as copies of speeches and public addresses....