Professional Correspondence and Documents, 1915-1969

This series contains correspondence, conference and meeting programs, and other materials relating to Dr. Symons's professional career. The bulk of the correspondence in the series pertains to his activities as a member of the Board of Regents and his work with the Suburban Trust Company. Among the notable correspondents are university president Wilson H. Elkins and chairman of the Board of Regents Charles P. McCormick. The series also contains several files of congratulatory letters on Dr. Symons's retirement from the university in 1950, which contain messages from many of his friends and colleagues with whom he worked at the university. This series is arranged alphabetically by document type.