Subject | • | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Bailey, Walter K |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Biography |
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| | • | Dively, George S., 1902-1988. |
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| | • | TRW Inc. |
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| | • | Thompson Products, inc. |
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| | • | Warner & Swasey. |
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| | • | Yale University. |
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| | • | Aeronautics -- History. |
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| | • | American School of Classical Studies at Athens. |
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| | • | Automobile supplies industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Babcock & Wilcox Company. |
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| | • | Bailey Meter Company. |
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| | • | Bailey family |
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| | • | Bailey, E. G. (Ervin George), 1880-1974. |
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| | • | Bailey, Walter K. |
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| | • | Blossom family. |
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| | • | Blossom, Dudley Stuart, 1879-1938. |
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| | • | Blossom, Dudley Stuart, Jr., 1912-1961. |
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| | • | Blossom, Elizabeth Bingham, 1881-1970. |
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| | • | Boardman family |
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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Dudley S. Blossom, III Papers
| | | | Creator: | Blossom, Dudley S. III | | | | Dates: | 1980-1985 | | | | Abstract: | Dudley S. Blossom, III ("Bun" Blossom) is the grandson of Dudley S. Blossom (1879-1938) and Elizabeth Bingham Blossom (1881-1970). He is a prominent businessman and philanthropist in Cleveland, Ohio. During the 1980s, he was led efforts for the economic revitalization of the Hough neighborhood by leveraging the activities and support of the Institute of Man and Science, the William Bingham Foundation, Glenco Enterprises, the North Coast Village Steering Committee, local churches, and Leland Schubert (1907-1998). The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, newspaper and magazine clippings, notes, proposals, and reports. | | | | Call #: | MS 5321 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | Title: | Arnold C. Saunders Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Saunders, Arnold C. | | | | Dates: | 1881-1904 | | | | Abstract: | Arnold C. Saunders was a Cleveland, Ohio businessman. The collection consists of letters, reports, abstracts, charts, memoranda and copies of legal documents relating to the genealogy of the Saunders family, and miscellaneous business letters and legal documents. | | | | Call #: | MS 3300 | | | | Extent: | 1.60 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Saunders family. | Saunders, Arnold C. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 3 | Title: | Milton Wolf Papers
| | | | Creator: | Gift of Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1973-2005 | | | | Abstract: | Milton Wolf was born in 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio. The son of a policeman, he graduated from Glenville High School. During World War II, Wolf served in the U.S. Army Air Force as a meteorologist. After the war, he married Roslyn Zehman. Wolf founded the Zehman-Wolf Construction Company in Cleveland in 1948 and ultimately came to lead it for nearly 30 years. In 1948, Wolf earned bachelor's degrees in chemistry and biology and an honorary doctor of diplomacy degree from The Ohio State University. A lifelong student, he was awarded another bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1954 and a master's and Ph.D. in economics from Case Western Reserve University in 1973 and 1993, respectively. He co-authored several scholarly articles on international economics. Wolf was a board member and director of several businesses, nonprofit groups and universities, including the American Greetings Corporation, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, the Cleveland Orchestra, Case Western Reserve University, the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, the Jewish Welfare Fund campaign (now called the Campaign for Jewish Needs), the Mt. Sinai Health Care System, The Ohio State University, and The Town and Country Trust. Wolf also served as a national trustee of United Jewish Appeal and United Israel Appeal before the two organizations merged with the Council of Jewish Federations to form the United Jewish Communities. Wolf served as U.S. ambassador to Austria during the Carter administration (1977-81). During that time, he was also a U.S. delegate to the United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development, and served as vice chairman of the Council of American Ambassadors. Wolf was a recipient of many prestigious awards, including the Charles Eisenman Award, the Raoul Wallenberg International Humanitarian Award, the Great Gold Medal of Honor with Sash, and the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art. On May 19, 2005, Wolf died at age 80 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Milton Wolf Papers collection consists of annual reports, a booklet, brochures, correspondence, eulogies, lists, memorial tributes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, records, remarks, schedules and speeches. | | | | Call #: | MS 5459 | | | | Extent: | 2.0 linear feet (2 boxes) | | | | Subjects: | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Book | Save | | 4 | Title: | What can one man do?: collection of speeches of Ralph M. Besse given during the years 1950-1985
| | | | Creator: | Besse, Ralph M., 1905- | | | | | Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company | | | | | Squire, Sanders & Dempsey | | | | | Ursuline College | | | | Publication: | CEI, Squire Sanders & Dempsey, Ursuline College, Cleveland, OH,c1985. | | | | Call #: | HD31 B557 | | | | Extent: | 125 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Education -- Philosophy | Democracy
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 8 | Title: | Philo Scovill Daybook
| | | | Creator: | Scovill, Philo | | | | Dates: | 1816-1828 | | | | Abstract: | Philo Scovill was a Cleveland, Ohio, sawmill operator, proprietor of the Franklin House Hotel, and Cuyahoga County Commissioner. He came to Cleveland from Buffalo, New York, in 1816. The collection consists of a daybook containing newspaper clippings and lists of expenditures on household items (food, hardware, etc.). | | | | Call #: | MS 1700 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 volume) | | | | Subjects: | Scovill, Philo. | Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Commerce. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 9 | Title: | W. Bingham Company Records
| | | | Creator: | W. Bingham Company | | | | Dates: | 1836-1857 | | | | Abstract: | The W. Bingham Company was a hardware company, founded by William Bingham in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1841, which supplied Cleveland shipbuilding, mining, and railroad industries. Bingham acquired his original inventory from the Potter, Clark, and Murphey Company. The collection consists of ledgers, journals, and an account book of the W. Bingham Company. Includes a journal (1836-1839) of the Potter, Clark, and Murphey Company. | | | | Call #: | MS 3280 | | | | Extent: | 1.80 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize volume) | | | | Subjects: | W. Bingham Co. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hardware stores -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Miscellanea. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Commerce.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 10 | Title: | A. A. McCaslin Papers
| | | | Creator: | McCaslin, A. A. | | | | Dates: | 1896-1909 | | | | Abstract: | A. A. McCaslin lived in Cleveland, Ohio with his wife, Florence T. McCaslin, a former student of Western Reserve University. The collection consists of financial receipts from Cleveland businesses, and several checks signed by and letters addressed to Mrs. McCaslin. | | | | Call #: | MS 3355 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | McCaslin, A. A. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Commerce.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 12 | Title: | Max Simon Papers
| | | | Creator: | Simon, Max | | | | Dates: | 1925-1969 | | | | Abstract: | Max Simon, the son of Abraham Simon, was the founder and president of the M & D Simon Company, a Cleveland, Ohio, clothing manufacturer. Simon was also a founder and first president of the Jewish Community Council of Cleveland (f. 1935), which merged into the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland in 1950. From 1956 to 1959 he served as president of the Federation. Throughout his career he was active in the civil rights movements in the United States and the Jewish community in Cleveland. The collection consists of reports and speeches by Max Simon, mostly pertaining to his activities in the Jewish community, and newspaper clippings about his life and accomplishments. | | | | Call #: | MS 4770 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Simon, Abraham. | Simon, Max, 1888-1968. | M & D Simon Company. | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 13 | Title: | George S. Dively Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Dively, George S. | | | | Dates: | 1943-1990 | | | | Abstract: | George S. Dively was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and civic leader, who led the Harris Corporation and founded the George S. Dively Foundation. The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, legal records, memoirs, newsletters, newspaper and magazine clippings, publications, published speech texts, and wills. | | | | Call #: | MS 4877 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Dively, George S., 1902-1988. | Dively, Juliette. | Dively, Michael Augustus, 1938- | Harris Corporation. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 14 | Title: | Cyrus S.Eaton Scrapbooks
| | | | Creator: | Eaton, Cyrus S. | | | | Dates: | 1958-1978 | | | | Abstract: | Cyrus S. 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 United States-Soviet relations, and organizer of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs. The collection consists of scrapbooks that contain invitations, letters, magazine clippings, newspaper clippings, notices, pamphlets, photographs, programs, and telegrams. | | | | Call #: | MS 5203 | | | | Extent: | 5.00 linear feet (34 volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Eaton family | Eaton, Cyrus Stephen, 1883-1979 -- Photograph collections | Eaton, Cyrus Stephen, 1883-1979 | Industrialists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 15 | Title: | George S. Dively Papers
| | | | Creator: | Dively, George S. | | | | Dates: | 1814-1988 | | | | Abstract: | George S. Dively was a prominent business and civic leader and philanthropist in Cleveland, Ohio. Born in Pennsylvania to Michael A. and Martha A. (Dodson) Dively, he attended Lock Haven State College, earned a B.S. in electrical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh in 1925, and a M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1929. During the Great Depression, he worked at North American Refractories and at Republic Steel Corporation. He joined the Harris-Seybold-Potter Company of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1937, becoming director in 1941, vice president and general manager in 1944, and president in 1947. The company became the Harris-Intertype Corporation in 1957, and later the Harris Corporation. He served as president and chairman of the board from 1954-1961, continuing as board chairman from 1961 until his retirement in 1972. In 1971, his book, The Power of Professional Management, was published. He was a co-founder of the Cleveland One Percent Plan, whose mission was to encourage corporate support for higher education. Dively endowed a professorship in electrical engineering at Case Western Reserve University, where he served as vice chairman of the University Board of Trustees. In 1956 he endowed the Geo. S. Dively Foundation to assist various charitable and educational interests. He married Harriet Seeds in 1933. In 1969, he married Juliette Gaudin. The collection consists of correspondence, genealogy, memorials, minutes, reports, conference proceedings, speeches, lectures, financial reports, legal documents, annual reports, publications, articles, reprints, newspaper clippings, books, pamphlets, brochures, newsletters, scrapbooks, presentations, and awards. | | | | Call #: | MS 4634 | | | | Extent: | 6.41 linear feet (7 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Dively, George S., 1902-1988. | Dively family. | Harris-Intertype Corporation -- History. | Harris Corporation -- History. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 17 | Title: | Harvey Huntington Brown Papers
| | | | Creator: | Brown, Harvey Huntington | | | | Dates: | 1840-1910 | | | | Abstract: | Harvey Huntington Brown (1848-1923) was a Cleveland, Ohio, shipper, manufacturer and financier who was involved in the iron ore and lake shipping businesses. He owned Harvey H. Brown & Co. The collection consists of letters to Brown from shippers, bankers and manufacturers throughout the Midwest concerning his lake shipping and iron ore businesses and his civic, charitable and club activities, and letters from Brown, announcements, forms, bills, paid invoices, newspaper clippings and warranty deeds. | | | | Call #: | MS 3342 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Brown, Harvey Huntington, 1848-1923. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Iron industry and trade -- United States. | Inland water transportation -- Great Lakes. | Inland waterway vessels -- Great Lakes. | Lake steamers -- Great Lakes. | Shipping -- Superior, Lake.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 18 | Title: | Fred McClellan Crosby Papers
| | | | Creator: | Crosby, Fred McClellan | | | | Dates: | 1971-1976 | | | | Abstract: | Fred McClellan Crosby (b. 1928) was the President of Crosby Furniture Company and active in the Cleveland, Ohio, African American community. Crosby served on various boards such as the Greater Cleveland Growth Association, Minority Economic Development Corporation, Council of Small Enterprises and the Cleveland Business League. He was active in numerous civic groups as well, including the Y.M.C.A., Urban League, Forest City Hospital, Glenville Development Corporation, Goodwill Industries, Boy Scouts and United Torch. The collection consists of photocopies of scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, programs, photographs, and correspondence. This collection pertains primarily to Fred Crosby's business, career and civic activities in Cleveland's African American community. | | | | Call #: | MS 4198 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Crosby, Fred McClellan, 1928- | Forest City Hospital. | Crosby Furniture Company. | Urban League of Cleveland. | African American business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 19 | Title: | Anton Zverina Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Zverina, Anton Family | | | | Dates: | 1889-1963 | | | | Abstract: | The Anton Zverina family was established in Cleveland, Ohio, by Antonin Zverina and his wife Kristina Kletecka Zverina, who immigrated to Cleveland from Bohemia in 1874. Their son, Anton Zverina, owned a grocery store in the Broadway area and pioneered the processing of chicory root as an ingredient in coffee blends and as a coffee substitute. He built a chicory factory on Blanche Ave. in Cleveland, and later added a rye flour mill and a Bohemian rye bread bakery. The collection consists of a family history, genealogical data, writings by family members, receipts, and newspaper clippings. Also included is a detailed description of a trip around the world taken by Rosamond Zverina, daughter of Anton. | | | | Call #: | MS 4560 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Zverina, Anton, 1863-1934. | Zverina, Antonin, 1830-1910. | Zverina family. | Kletecka family. | Czechs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Czech Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Voyages around the world. | Chicory industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 20 | Title: | Dudley S. Blossom Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Blossom, Dudley S. | | | | Dates: | 1883-1954 | | | | Abstract: | Dudley S. Blossom was a wealthy Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and philanthropist who served as city welfare director, 1919-1921 and 1924-1932. He graduated from Yale University in 1901 and became a partner in the Cleveland firm of William Bingham and Company. He was also an officer or director of other businesses, including Perry-Payne Corporation, the Payne-Bingham Company, the Standard Tool Company, the Cleveland Hobbing Machine Company, the Blossom Lock Company, and the Central National Bank. His wife, Elizabeth Bingham Blossom, was the sister of Congresswoman Frances Payne Bolton and a philanthropist in her own right. Their son, Dudley S. Blossom, Jr. was also a prominent businessman and philanthropist, serving on the boards of many Cleveland civic organizations. The collection consists of correspondence, announcements of events, scrapbooks, musical scores, personal cards, a season ticket for Yale University baseball games, and a report card. The collection primarily pertains to Dudley Blossom, Sr.'s years at Yale University and to his career as welfare director of Cleveland. There is correspondence from Dudley Blossom, Jr. to his mother and some material on the family's philanthropic activities. | | | | Call #: | MS 4562 | | | | Extent: | 0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Blossom family. | Blossom, Elizabeth Bingham, 1881-1970. | Blossom, Dudley Stuart, 1879-1938. | Blossom, Dudley Stuart, Jr., 1912-1961. | Yale University. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Public welfare -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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