| | Abstract: | The Cleveland Business Economists Club was founded in 1926 representing Cleveland's (and sometimes Akron's and Canton's) leading industrial companies, public utilities, banks, investment firms, merchants, colleges, and governmental statistical staffs. The group met informally for two years before officially incorporating in 1928. In October 1961, the group named itself the Cleveland Business Economists Club. Members met to discuss business matters and to make predictions concerning the economic future of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of minutes, economic forecasts, correspondence, histories, meeting announcements, and membership lists for the Club and its predecessor, the Business Statistics Section of the Cleveland Chapter of the American Statistical Association. The collection is useful for understanding a segment of Cleveland's business community, the speakers and issues they were interested in, and the predictions they made for Cleveland's business future. | |
