Content and Scope: Record groups for this collection are based on the many stages of the professional and political life of James Howard McGrath (1903-1966)-including lawyer and banker, Democratic State and National Committee Chairman, Rhode Island Governor, U.S. Senator, and Solicitor General and Attorney General of the U.S.-with his Rhode Island years being by far the most heavily represented. There is also a large amount of personal material such as speeches, family financial records, pre-1945 legal files, memorabilia and pictures. The collection sheds light on the rough-and-tumble of the Rhode Island political scene in the 1930s.

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