Series I. Executive records, 1868-1994
Scope and Contents
This series contains personal records of Robert Lehman, senior partner at Lehman Brothers from 1925 to1969, and of five prominent Kuhn, Loeb & Company executives and their families. The records are divided, according to creator(s), into six subseries: Robert Lehman records, Kahn family records, John M. Schiff records, Warburg family records, Hugh Knowlton records, and Clifford Michel records. Staff at Lehman Brothers and Kuhn, Loeb & Company maintained detailed records of the personal and financial activities of these partners and their families. The records include personal and business correspondence and a wide variety of financial records.
A seventh subseries of family trust and investment statement books, 1923-1969, consists of bound account books used for financial record keeping of members of the Kahn, Schiff and Warburg families. An eighth subseries contains trusts, wills, deeds, property agreements, estate papers, and miscellaneous family administrative papers of Lehman family members.
Dates
- Creation: 1868-2007 (inclusive)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
350 linear feet (157 volumes, 370 boxes)Physical Location
MANU
Creator
- From the Collection: Lehman Brothers (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
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