Newton F. Hawley Papers
Description of Contents
The collection consists of one folder containing correspondence and personal papers of Hawley's from the late 1870s and early 1880s, mostly concerning his time at Grinnell College.
Dates
- 1878 - 1882
Creator
- Hawley, Newton F. (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is available for use in Special Collections during the department's open hours.
Biography
Newton F. Hawley was born in Springdale, Iowa in 1859. After attending school at Grinnell College in Iowa, Hawley practiced law for over 20 years. In 1906, he was named the treasurer and managing executive of the Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Minneapolis.
Hawley was also very active in civic affairs, serving on various local boards in Minneapolis, as a trustee of Grinnell College and as the president of the American Bankers' Associations's savings bank section.
Hawley died in 1918 after a brief illness, survived by his wife and two sons.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Donor Information
Gift of Glenn M. Lewis, May 1964. Accession 2012.11.
- College students. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Grinnell College
Creator
- Hawley, Newton F. (Person)
- Title
- Newton F. Hawley Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nick Steffel
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Hennepin County Library Special Collections Repository
Minneapolis Central Library
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis MN 55401 U.S.A.
612-543-8200
specialcoll@hclib.org
