ORU_A236.xml Guide to the Abbot Low Mills, Jr. Manuscript 1968 Mills, Jr. (Abbot Low) manuscript Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Tanya Parlet. Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2012
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Abbot Low Mills, Jr. manuscript Mills, Abbot Low, 1898-1986 A 236 1 linear feet 1 container 1 clamshell box 1968 Abbot Low Mills Jr. (1898-1986) became vice-president of the First National Bank of Portland and of U. S. National Bank, Portland, and also served on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 1952 until 1965. The collection contains a manuscript by Mills Jr. titled, "Banks and Banking." English . 1

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Abbot Low Mills Jr. (1898-1986) was born in Portland, Oregon and educated at Harvard. His father, Abbot Low Mills, was president of the First National Bank of Portland. Mills, Jr. started working for the bank as a messenger in 1922 after graduating from college. He eventually became vice-president of the First National Bank of Portland, and vice-president and director of U. S. National Bank, Portland. Mills Jr. also served on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 1952 until 1965.

Mills Jr. also served on committees analyzing Portland's financial condition under two different mayors and was a member of the Governor's Commission on Small Business. He also served on the Merit System Council of the Oregon State Welfare Commission. Mills Jr. and his wife, the former Katherine Ainsworth, were patrons of the arts, and he was a trustee of the Portland Art Association.

Source: Oregonian obituary, May 21, 1986.

The collection contains a manuscript by Mills Jr. titled, "Banks and Banking."

In his introduction, Mills Jr. explains that his manuscript is intended for the general reader who wants to better understand banking and the heavy responsibilities of banks.

Guide to the Abbot Low Mills, Jr. Manuscript

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