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Correspondence, 1908-1949 (majority within 1920-1929)

The largest series in the collection is the Correspondence which dates from 1908 to 1949 with most of the files falling in the period of the 1920s when Comstock was active in business and in the affairs of the state Democratic Party. Correspondence for the period when he was governor and after are slight. The series, although labeled as Correspondence, also includes a mixture of other types of business and legal documentation. The correspondence is of most importance for its documentation of Comstock as a successful man of business.

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William A. Comstock Papers, 1899-1949

14 linear feet — 2 oversize folders

Alpena, Michigan, businessman, University of Michigan regent and Democratic governor of Michigan, 1933-1934; correspondence, diaries, business papers, and other items, concerning Democratic party affairs, state and national elections, real estate and financial transactions, and photographs.

The William A. Comstock papers document activities of a businessman/promoter and a Democratic Party functionary. Although the collection dates from 1902 to 1949, the bulk of the papers date from 1919 to 1932, the period of Comstock's primary business involvements. The collection has been arranged into five series: Correspondence, Other Papers and Records, Business Record Books, Diaries, and Photographs.