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1	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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2	Title:	New York Central Railroad Records
	Creator:	New York Central Railroad
	Dates:	1880-1957
	Abstract:	The New York Central Railroad first stationed business representatives in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1853, but it was not until 1870 that the railroad established a significant presence in the local railroad economy. During the 1880s-1890s, the New York Central purchased controlling interests in various railroads to secure routes into Cleveland. In the early twentieth century it built and bought lines through and around Cleveland. Yards that were key to New York Central's repair, maintenance, and storage operations in the Cleveland area included Collinwood, Linndale, and Union Depot. In 1921, the New York Central participated in financing of Cleveland Union Terminal on Public Square and eventually established a yard on that site. By 1929, the railroad had 9,963 employees in the Cleveland area, and had established one of two national offices in Cleveland. During the Depression, many yardworkers were laid off, and labor organizations had units within the yards. Many employees served in World War II, a time of unprecedented passenger and freight activity. In the 1950s-1960s, passenger traffic and freight activity declined. In 1975, the remnants of the New York Central and other railroads were consolidated under the name Conrail. The collection consists of index cards containing the work history, education level, address, birth date, and occasionally, race of the yard workers employed by the New York Central Railroad and its predecessors in northeast Ohio from approximately 1880-1957.
	Call #:	MS 4729
	Extent:	4.50 linear feet (5 containers)
	Subjects:	New York Central Railroad Company. \| New York Central Railroad Company -- Employees. \| Railroad companies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Railroads -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Yards. \| Railroads -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Employees. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Commerce.
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3	Title:	Cleveland Stock Exchange Records
	Creator:	Cleveland Stock Exchange
	Dates:	1900-1949
	Abstract:	The Cleveland Stock Exchange was organized in 1899 by Cleveland, Ohio, financiers Herbert Wright, W.H. Lamprecht, and R. H. York, and began operations on April 16, 1900. After the crash of 1929, the market never regained its pre-Depression value, and after fluctuating throughout World War II, it reached a post-crash high in 1946. In the late 1930s the exchange, registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, sold odd lots and unlisted securities, and permitted incorporatd brokerages to purchase seats which had previously only been sold to individual brokers. The Cleveland Bourse, as it was commonly known, offered stocks and bonds primarily from local corporations engaged in manufacturing, refining and the rubber industry. Many of the men on the Exchange served in World War II, allowing women to assume responsibility as board markers, chief clerk, and traders. After a decline in yearly activity and the improvement of communications technology, the Cleveland Stock Exchange was replaced by the Chicago-based Midwest Stock Exchange on December 1, 1948. Thereafter, trading was moved to the Midwest's main floor in Chicago while a branch office was maintained in Cleveland until 1966. The collection consists of annual reports, daily sales registers, account ledgers, dividend records, and scrapbooks. The dividend records of corporations participating in the Exchange include Eaton Manufacturing Company, Dow Chemical Company, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, General Tire and Rubber Company, Glidden Company, Halle Brothers Company, Otis Steel Company, Packer Corporation, Peerless Motor Car Corporation, Standard Oil of Ohio (and New Jersey), Stouffer Corporation, Thompson Products Incorporated, Timken Roller Bearing Company, United States Steel Corporation, Vlchek Tool Company, and White Motor Company.
	Call #:	MS 4731
	Extent:	1.40 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Cleveland (Ohio). Stock Exchange. \| Stock exchanges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Stock exchange. \| Stocks -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Securities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Commerce.
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4	Title:	Greater Cleveland Growth Association Records
	Creator:	Greater Cleveland Growth Association
	Dates:	1881-1972
	Abstract:	The Greater Cleveland Growth Association was founded in 1848 as the Board of Trade in Cleveland, Ohio. It was reorganized and renamed the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce in 1893. It merged with the Greater Cleveland Growth Board in 1968 to form the Greater Cleveland Growth Association. Its goals have always been to provide a forum for business leaders to discuss ideas and problems, to stimulate investments in the local economy, and to make Cleveland a better place to live and work. The organization was active in many areas of progressive reform in the early 1900s, including housing codes, bath houses, and the organization of charitable activities. The collection consists of charters of the Board of Trade, minutes and annual reports of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce, files of the Transportation and Industrial Relations departments, records of legislative and other committees, general office files, membership records, newspaper clippings and photographs.
	Call #:	MS 3471
	Extent:	188.80 linear feet (293 containers and 15 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Greater Cleveland Growth Association. \| Boards of trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Industrial promotion -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Commercial associations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social problems. \| Civic improvement -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Commerce. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions.
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5	Title:	Curtis Lee Smith Papers
	Creator:	Smith, Curtis Lee
	Dates:	1965-1972
	Abstract:	Curtis Lee Smith was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, businessman who served as vice-chairman of the Board of Trustees of Cleveland State University and as a Trustee of the Greater Cleveland Growth Corporation. the collection consists of the records of the Trustees and various committees and programs of Cleveland State University, and records of the Trustees and various committees of the Greater Cleveland Growth Corporation.
	Call #:	MS 3574
	Extent:	3.80 linear feet (7 containers)
	Subjects:	Smith, Curtis Lee, 1901- \| Cleveland State University. \| Student movements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Universities and colleges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Small business -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Commerce. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions.
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6	Title:	Peter M. and Horace P. Weddell Papers
	Creator:	Weddell, Peter M. and Horace P.
	Dates:	1813-1872
	Abstract:	Peter M. Weddell (1788-1847) was a merchant and and Horace P. Weddell (1823-1914) was a banker of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of land deeds and agreements, financial notes and accounts, and other papers relating to business interests of Weddell and his son, Horace Perry Weddell, including the merchandising firm of P.M. Weddell & Company, the Cleveland hotel Weddell House, and land interests in Cleveland and Newark, Ohio.
	Call #:	MS 1864
	Extent:	1.30 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Weddell, Peter Martin, 1788-1847. \| Weddell, Horace Perry, 1823-1914. \| Weddell House (Hotel : Cleveland, Ohio). \| Peter M. Weddell & Co. (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Weddell & Clark (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Commercial Bank of Lake Erie (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Deeds -- Ohio. \| Land titles -- Ohio. \| Real property -- Ohio. \| General stores -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Hotels, taverns, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Commerce.
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7	Title:	Historic Sites of Cleveland Records
	Creator:	Works Progress Administration
	Dates:	1800-1939
	Abstract:	The Historic Sites of Cleveland Project was funded through the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which gathered data during the Great Depression (1930s) on historic sites and organizations in and around Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of real estate transfer records (1800-1885) for Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and material relating to boardinghouses, bridges, buildings, canals, cemeteries, churches, civic and social institutions, dwellings, educational institutions, hospitals, hotels, military sites, manufacturing and commercial agents, public buildings, railroads, restaurants and saloons, roads, streets, theaters, and halls.
	Call #:	MS 3675
	Extent:	204.40 linear feet (511 containers)
	Subjects:	Historical Records Survey (Ohio). \| United States. Works Progress Administration. \| Factories -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Historic sites -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. \| Railroads -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Real property -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Real property -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. \| Roads -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Street-railroads -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Universities and colleges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Bridges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Canals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cemeteries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Dwellings -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Fortification -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Taverns (Inns) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Hotels -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Lodging-houses -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Parks -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Restaurants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Streets -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Theaters -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Commerce.
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8	Title:	Curtis Lee Smith Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Smith, Curtis Lee
	Dates:	1942-1972
	Abstract:	Curtis Lee Smith (b. 1901) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and civic leader who served on the board of trustees of Western Reserve University and was president of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. He was also involved in the Businessmen's Interracial Committee on Community Affairs and the United Appeal of Greater Cleveland. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, certificates, and speeches relating to his personal life, as well as materials such as minutes, reports, correspondence, and memos pertinent to his many civic activities. Useful for understanding the activities of a civic leader whose positions included the presidency of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, and membership on the board of trustees of Case Western Reserve University (and its antecedent, Western Reserve University).
	Call #:	MS 4224
	Extent:	1.20 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Smith, Curtis Lee, 1901- \| Western Reserve University -- Administration. \| Case Western Reserve University -- Administration. \| Businessmen's Interracial Committee on Community Affairs (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Cleveland Chamber of Commerce (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Universities and colleges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Commerce.
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