| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Frederick A. Van Fleet Papers
| | | | Creator: | Van Fleet, Frederick A. | | | | Dates: | 1916-1967 | | | | Abstract: | Frederick A. Van Fleet (1874-1952) was a business writer and editor for numerous magazines and newspapers in Michigan and Ohio from 1890 until 1928. In 1928 he became public relations counsel for the Peerless Motor Car Company of Cleveland, Ohio. Van Fleet was also active in the Society of Mayflower Descendants. The collection consists of magazine and newspaper articles written by Van Fleet relating to business and industry in the U.S., correspondence, copies of other magazine articles, newspaper clippings, a guest list from the Society of Mayflower Descendants, membership certificates, and a biography of Van Fleet's son, Frederick McKay Van Fleet. The collection is useful for those interested in Van Fleet and his conservative economic philosophy regarding U.S. industry. Included is Van Fleet's article proposing an industrial museum for Cleveland, Ohio, honoring Cleveland's role as the heart of mass production in America. | | | | Call #: | MS 4180 | | | | Extent: | 0.11 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Van Fleet, Frederick A., 1874-1952. | Van Fleet, Frederick McKay. | Business enterprises -- United States. | Industrial museums -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Industry and state -- United States. | United States -- Industries. | United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945. | United States -- Economic policy -- 1933-1945.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Cyrus S. Eaton Papers
| | | | Creator: | Eaton, Cyrus S. | | | | Dates: | 1901-1978 | | | | Abstract: | Cyrus Stephen Eaton (1883-1979) was a prominent Canadian-American capitalist and financier. He was an outspoken critic of other businessmen, supporter of labor, promoter of better U.S.-Soviet relations, and organizer of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs. The collection consists of correspondence, pamphlets, annual reports, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, notes, office memoranda, speeches, writings, appointment diaries and calendars, scrapbooks, documents, publications, cartoons, honorary degrees, certificates, maps, and surveys, relating to Eaton's business, political, and personal affairs. | | | | Call #: | MS 3913 | | | | Extent: | 422.50 linear feet (424 containers and 4 oversize folders) | | | | Subjects: | Eaton, Cyrus Stephen, 1883-1979. | Eaton family. | United Nations. | United States. Securities and Exchange Commission. | Banks and banking -- United States. | East-West trade (1945- ). | Industrial relations -- United States. | Railroads -- United States. | Nuclear disarmament. | International relations. | Industry and state -- United States. | Iron mines and mining -- United States. | United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union. | Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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