Guide to the William Flinn Papers, 1898-1921 AIS.1968.10
Arrangement
Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
William Flinn Papers
Creator
Flinn, William
Collection Number
AIS.1968.10
Extent
2 Volumes(54 microfilm reels)
Date
1898-1921
Abstract
This collection contains books of news clippings and letters kept by Pittsburgh businessman and politician William Flinn. It consists of 54 microfilm reels of clippings (258 volumes) primarily from Pittsburgh newspapers with some national and foreign coverage from 1898-1921, and two bound volumes of letters.
Language
English
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Author
Archives Service Center staff. Revisions occurred to the finding aid as a part of the encoding process on October 8, 2002 and March 14, 2006.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System Archives & Special Collections Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Biography
William Flinn was born in Manchester, England on May 26, 1851. His family emigrated to the United States that same year and settled in Pittsburgh, where he eventually rose to prominence with his contracting firm of Booth Flinn, Limited. This company built several bridges and tunnels around Pittsburgh.
In 1877 Flinn was elected to Pittsburgh's Board of Fire Commissioners, and was in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the sessions of 1879 and 1881. He served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention from 1884 through 1912, and from 1884 until 1901 he served as chairman of the Republican Committee of Allegheny County. Flinn also served three terms in the State Senate, from 1890 to 1902, and was a supporter of Theodore Roosevelt's "Bull Moose" party. He died in 1924.
A brief biography of William Flinn, with information about the structures his company built, can be seen at: http:/pghbridges.com/articles/biography/flinn-william.htm.
Scope and Content Notes
This collection consists of 54 microfilm reels and two bound volumes, concerning the interests and career of William Flinn. Series I contains the microfilm, and Series II contains the bound letterbooks. More detailed scope and content notes are found at the series level.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Acquisition Information
The microfilmed scrapbooks were transferred from Darlington Library in 1968. The letterbooks were transferred from Special Collections in 1975.
Preferred Citation
William Flinn Papers, 1898-1921, AIS.1968.10, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Previous Citation
William Flinn Papers, 1898-1921, AIS.1968.10, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Flinn Scrapbooks, 1898-1921, MICRO, AIS 68:10, Archives of Industrial Society, Hillman Library, University of Pittsburgh
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Archives Service Center staff in June 1982.
Copyright
Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Pittsburgh as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
