Letter to Fitzgerald & Lee from Lisle R. Beardslee

Archive

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Antique Boat Museum

Name/Title

Letter to Fitzgerald & Lee from Lisle R. Beardslee

Entry/Object ID

2022.16.7302

Scope and Content

Letter to Fitzgerald & Lee from Lisle R. Beardslee Transcription: General Motors Corporation Broadway at 57th Street New York, N. Y. October 29, 1940 Mr. J. B. Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald & Lee, Inc., Alexandria Bay, N.Y. My dear Fitz: I have your letter regarding Fred Barker, and will, of course, be glad to do anything I can. Do I know him personally? For the minute, I can't recall him. Anyway, I think the best way to handle the matter would be to have him write me a letter, giving me his age and previous experience, and indicating the kind of a job he thinks he can best fill. I assume, of course, that he is an American citizen, and that he is one you can recommend as to character and integrity in every way. If this is true, have him write me such a letter and I will forward it to the Manager of the Allison Division. This Division is engaged excusively in making airplanes and the people employed there have to be checked most carefully. With kind regards, Very truly yours, L R Beardslee LRB:IMS.

Context

The Fitzgerald & Lee collection was discovered in 2014, in the attic space of what used to be the Fitzgerald & Lee business offices. The collection was donated to the Alexandria Township Historical Society. Fitzgerald & Lee were prominent boat builders of the area from 1920-1942, building custom boats and selling Gar Wood boats. The museum holds several Fitzgerald & Lee built boats in its permanent collection.

Collection

Fitzgerald & Lee Collection of the Cornwall Brothers Store Museum

Category

Correspondence

Acquisition

Accession

2022.16

Source or Donor

Cornwall Brothers Store Museum

Acquisition Method

Loan

Credit Line

Cornwall Brothers Store Museum

Source (if not Accessioned)

Cornwall Brothers Store Museum

Notes

The Fitzgerald & Lee collection is held at the Cornwall Brothers Store Museum in Alexandria Bay, NY. Due to mutual interests in the substance and context of the collection, the ABM digitized the collection to be able to use the materials for internal exhibit purposes.

Archive Details

Creator

Lisle R. Beardslee

Date(s) of Creation

Oct 29, 1940

Archive Size/Extent

1 page

Restrictions

The collection is open for research use

Primary Language

English

Location

Building

Cornwall Brothers Store Museum

Web Links and URLs

History of the Discovery of the Fitzgerald & Lee business records

Copyright

Copyright Details

The Fitzgerald & Lee, Inc. collection is the physical property of the Alexandria Township Historical Society. The ABM reserves the right to reproduce items from the Fitzgerald and Lee Collection for exhibition use. Any other use must be approved by the ATHS. Inquiries as to publication or reproduction for profit must be forwarded to the ATHS. Copyright belongs to the authors or creators or their legal representatives where applicable. For further information, consult the Alexandria Township Historical Society at 315.482.4586.