]> marvin_rb Rolland B. Marvin Collection A description of the collection at Syracuse University MRC &su_name; &su_address; 6 Oct 2009 Michele Combs 6 Oct 2009 English 26 Jun 2017 - audio inventory added (PJM) Overview of the Collection &su_name; &su_address; Marvin, Rolland B. Rolland B. Marvin Collection Unknown. 0.75 linear ft. Books, clippings, notes, memorabilia, relating to the four-term mayor of Syracuse, New York. 2709836 English Biographical History

Rolland B. "Rolly" Marvin (?-1979) was a four-term mayor of Syracuse, New York whose terms covered the worst years of the Great Depression (1930-41). As mayer he initiated numerous important projects, among them bringing Carrier Corporation to the city, building a new railroad station and elevating the tracks that formerly ran through the center of downtown, constructing MacArthur Stadium to lure a professional baseball team, and renovating numerous city parks. He served as chair of the Onondaga County Republican Party (1939-1942), was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions of 1940 and 1944, and ran for the New York State Senate (1944).

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Rolland B. Mayor Collection contains books, pamphlets, clippings, disc records and other material relating to Rolland B. Marvin and to Syracuse history.

 Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is unprocessed and remains in original order.

 Related Material

&scrc_name; has numerous holdings relating to politics and government, and to local Central New York and Syracuse history, in both our manuscript and rare books collections. Please refer to &subjindex; for a complete listing of manuscript collections, and to &summitref; for rare books and published material.

 Separated Material

Complete run of the Saturday Night Bugle, transferred to Rare Books for cataloging, 1992. Marvin's four terms as mayor figure prominently in the paper. Please search &summitref; for this item.

Audiotape of interview with Manny Mannheim, Saturday Night Bugle founder, transferred to Belfer, 1994.

Commercial recordings sent to cataloging.

 Subject and Genre Headings New York State Politics, government and public administration Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971. Marvin, Rolland B. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944. Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) Republican Party (N.Y.) Mayors -- New York (State) -- Syracuse. Campaign speeches -- New York (State) Campaign speeches -- United States. Syracuse (N.Y.) -- Politics and government. Syracuse (N.Y.) -- History. Books. Clippings (information artifacts) Memorabilia. Phonograph records. Mayors. Access Restrictions

The collection is currently unprocessed and not available for research. Please contact &scrc_name; for more information.

 Use Restrictions

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

 Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Rolland B. Marvin Collection, &su_name;

Acquisition Information

Gift of Charles Marvin, 2005.

 Inventory Speeches Audio recordings marvin_rb_001 Introduction by Mayor Marvin - [Wendell] Willkie speech 1 lacquer disc marvin_rb_002-003 Let's Hear the Record! 2 copies, shellac disc text from speeches by candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt, during his third campaign, spoken by unknown voice actor, released on Gotham Record Company recording 76468 marvin_rb_004 Saturday Night Speech 11/02/1940 1 lacquer disc marvin_rb_005-008 [Wendell] Willkie Speech, Madison Square Garden, parts 1-8 11/02/1940 4 lacquer discs marvin_rb_009 Thomas E. Dewey 11/02/1940 1 lacquer disc marvin_rb_010 George Parsons 10/29/1940 1 lacquer disc marvin_rb_011-014 Irwin S. Cobb, parts 1-7 4 lacquer discs marvin_rb_015-016 Young Republican’s Club’s Speech At Hamilton, NY, parts 1 and 2 05/15/1942 2 lacquer discs marvin_rb_017-020 Testimonial Dinner at Hotel Syracuse, parts 1-7 02/03/1942 4 lacquer discs marvin_rb_021-022 Claire Booth for Willkie 2 copies, shellac disc marvin_rb_023-027 Mayor Rolland B. Marvin - Introduction and Speech, Madison Square Garden, parts 1-9 11/02/1940 5 lacquer discs