| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Joseph Doherty Papers
| | | | Creator: | Doherty, Joseph | | | | Dates: | 1921-1944 | | | | Abstract: | Joseph Doherty (1889-1965) was a public relations officer for Oris P. and Mantis J. Van Sweringen, developers of the Cleveland, Ohio, suburb of Shaker Heights, and Cleveland's Terminal Tower and Union Terminal complex. The Van Sweringen brothers established a railroad empire in the 1920s which collapsed during the Depression. Doherty wrote a history of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad entitled, Smooth is the road. The collection consists of correspondence, press releases, official statements of the Van Sweringens, promotional materials for the Van Sweringen projects, including Shaker Village, Ohio, magazine articles about the Van Sweringens, newspaper clippings, and a manuscript by Doherty concerning the Van Sweringen brothers. The collection contains information relative to the Chesapeake and Ohio, Nickel Plate and Pere Marquette railroads. | | | | Call #: | MS 4304 | | | | Extent: | 1.01 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Doherty, Joseph, 1889-1965. | Van Sweringen, Oris Paxton, 1879-1936. | Van Sweringen, Mantis James, 1881-1935. | Van Sweringen Company -- Public relations. | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company. | New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad. | Pere Marquette Railway. | Railroads -- United States. | Shaker Heights (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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