Collection is open for research.
Gift of Neanne A. Nadal, September 1977 (Lib. Acc. 14254).
The collection is arranged in two series: Series 1. Correspondence; Series 2. General materials.
Frederick Greenwood was born in 1889 in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He eventually took up residence in Portland, Oregon, and became a prominent banker in the city. He headed the local branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in the 1910s, and later became the manager of the Portland branch of the Bank of California. He was active in professional, civic, and cultural affairs, including the American Bankers Association and the Portland Symphony Orchestra.
Frederick Greenwood papers, Mss 2461, Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Papers of Frederick Greenwood include general correspondence; correspondence with Greenwood's brother George Greenwood, a Seattle banker; correspondence relating to the Portland Symphony Orchestra; letters and documents regarding trusteeship for Anna Gertrude (Head) Bentley; materials relating to the American Bankers Association and other professional organizations; speeches; and two scrapbooks.
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