Melvin Alvah Traylor

COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Regis ter o f Papers

', Processed* MADate* 11 /2 /55

KSLVIH ALVAH TRAYLOR

(1378 - 1934)

The papers o f Melvin A, Trayior, lawyer, bank pres ident ,member and v i c e pres ident of the Federal Advisory Council , memberof the organizat ion coiaaittee for the Bank for In ternat iona l Sett le-*nienta, are housed i n the sub-basement of the F i r s t National Bank o fChicago* They are c l a s s i f i e d and f i l e d as they case from Mr. Traylor 1 soffice sfter hia death in 1934-* They include considerable arterialconcerning the Federal Reserve System, &nd the Federal AdvisoryCouncil*

Measure of sizei U steel file cabinets, each containing4 drawers

Approximate msaber of items*

It i s thought that these papers vere not used when CvrilJames ms studying the Forgan papers (in the same sub-basement) •

The collection vouid be made available to qualified studentsworking under the Committee on the History of the Federal ReserveSystem md obtaining permission from Vie President of the FirstMational Bank of Chicago.

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Kelvin Alvah Traylor

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Biographical Kote

1878, Qct

1898

1901

1901

190^-04

1905-07

1906, June 8

1907-11

1911-U

19U-16

19U-19

1919

1919-34

1930-33

1929

1934, Feb.

Born, Breeding, Kentucky

Educated public schools of Adair Co.* Ky»

Studied lav at night

Moved to Texas

Admitted to Texas ber

City clerk, Hillsboro, Texas

Assistant county attorney, Hil l County, Texas

Cashier, B&nk of M&ione, Texas

Married Dorothy Arnold Xerby (2 children)

Cashier, la ter vice president, Citiaens NationalBank of Ballinger# Texas* Vhen that bank andFirst ftation&l vere consolidated, becamepresident of First Sational Bank*

Vice President, Stock Xards Hetional Bank,East St . Louis

Vice President, then President, Live StockExchange Rational Bank, Chicago

President, Chicago Cattle Loan Co#

President, First Trust and Savings Bank (no%fFirst Union Trust and Savings Bank)

Vice President, director, and then President,First National Bank of Chicago

Member &nd vice president, Federal AdvisoryCouncil, 7th (Chicago) d i s t r i c t

Member, organising committee, Bank for Inter-national Settlements

Died

See* ¥ho Wae ¥ho in America, 1897-1942, vo l . I , MarquisWho1s Who in Finance, Banking and Insurance in U.S. and Canada,

1931/32, Leonard

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