| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 81 | Title: | National Screw and Manufacturing Company Records
| | | | Creator: | National Screw and Manufacturing Company | | | | Dates: | 1873-1982 | | | | Abstract: | The National Screw and Manufacturing Company was a Cleveland, Ohio, manufacturer of screws, nuts and bolts. It was incorporated in 1889 and absorbed by Monogram Industries, Inc. in 1974. The collection consists of correspondence, drafts of the company's history, miscellaneous papers, newspaper clippings, biographies of some company executives, diagrams of plant layouts, a minute book of the Screw Association, a secret association of three New England screw manufacturers, and articles of incorporation of the Bidwell Screw Company. | | | | Call #: | MS 4125 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | National Screw and Manufacturing Company (Cleveland, Ohio) | Fasteners industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Bolts and nuts industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Screw industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 82 | Title: | Lees-Bradner Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Lees-Bradner Company | | | | Dates: | 1905-1992 | | | | Abstract: | The Lees-Bradner Company was organized in 1906 as a partnership between Ernest J. Lees and Hosea Townsend Bradner of Cleveland, Ohio. It incorporated in 1909. The company specialized in gear hobbing and thread milling machinery for automobile timing and transmission gears and other applications. Hosea Bradner's sons; John A., George T., and James H. Bradner, ran the company in the post-World War II era. The company was purchased by White Consolidated Industries in 1967 and by 1983 the name Lees-Bradner had been phased out and the Cleveland plant closed. After White Consolidated Industries was itself purchased by Electrolux in 1986, the gear hobbing division was sold and the name Lees-Bradner was reinstated as a machine tool manufacturer. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, minutes, a company history, agreements, stock certificates, financial reports, ledgers, correspondence, administrative reports, memoranda, catalogs, product detail sheets, advertisements, newspaper clippings, and publications. | | | | Call #: | MS 4653 | | | | Extent: | 1.41 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Lees, Ernest J. d.1937. | Bradner, Hosea Townsend, 1872-1963. | Bradner, George T., 1916- | Lees-Bradner Company. | White Consolidated Industries. | Grant-Lees Machine Company. | Machine-tool industry -- United States. | Machine-tool industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Gear industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Gearing -- Manufacture. | Gear-cutting machines. | Automobiles -- Transmission devices.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 83 | Title: | Beilstein-Young Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Beilstein-Young Company | | | | Dates: | 1907-1930 | | | | Abstract: | The Beilstein-Young Company of Cleveland, Ohio, was a funeral home firm. Fred Beilstein operated as an undertaker at 3311 Prospect Avenue as early as 1907, and in 1913 the Beilstein-Young Company was incorporated. The funeral home was located at 7508 Carnegie Avenue from 1918-1921. The firm moved to 1795 Crawford Road in 1921. Fred Beilstein died in 1926, and his partner William W. Young became president and treasurer, with W. E. Beilstein as vice president. The collection consists of bound funeral registers. The registers list details about the deceased including name, date of birth, occupation, marital status, religion, place and cause of death, certifying physician, and name and birthplace of parents. The details of the funeral service include location, resider, place of burial, style of casket, and a diagram of the cemetery lot. The name and address of the party paying for the funeral is also listed, with an itemized list of services and expenses, and payment schedule. An introduction to each register describes the duties and ethics of the funeral director. | | | | Call #: | MS 4557 | | | | Extent: | 1.80 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Beilstein-Young Company. | Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 84 | Title: | Leisy Brewing Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Leisy Brewing Company | | | | Dates: | 1838-1975 | | | | Abstract: | The Leisy Brewing Company was based in Cleveland, Ohio. It began as Isaac Leisy & Co. in 1873. Once Cleveland's largest independent brewery, it had branch agencies in Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and Indiana, and gained a reputation for its Premium Lager and Budweiser beers, before that became a brand name. Production in 1890 was over 90,000 barrels, and rose to 355,000 barrels by 1917. When the company closed in 1959, (Ohio instituted a $.36-a-case tax) it was the oldest brewery in Cleveland and one of the longest surviving family-operated breweries in America. The collection consists of incorporation papers, patent and trademark papers, clippings, a company history prepared by Bruce R. Leisy, papers relating to Otto Leisy's early life, scrapbooks, bottle labels, advertising posters, pamphlets, and a monthly sales record book. | | | | Call #: | MS 4143 | | | | Extent: | 0.81 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Leisy Brewing Company (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Archives. | Brewing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. | German-Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 85 | Title: | Cleveland Jewish Publication Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Jewish Publication Company | | | | Dates: | 1964-1977 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Jewish Publication Company of Cleveland, Ohio, was organized in 1964 to merge two existing Anglo-Jewish weekly newspapers, the Jewish Independent and the Jewish Review and Observer. The first issue of the merged newspaper, the Cleveland Jewish News, was published on October 30, 1964. Original trustees included Lawrence Williams, M.E. Glass, and Irving Kane. The collection consists of correspondence, legal documents, trustees' minutes, and financial statements. Includes legal documents involving Shomre Shaboth Congregation and the right of filial succession to the pulpit by a rabbi's son. | | | | Call #: | MS 4532 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Jewish Publication Company. | Cleveland Jewish News. | Jewish Independent. | Jewish Review and Observer. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Newspaper publishing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish newspapers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish press -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish publishers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 87 | Title: | Van Sweringen Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Van Sweringen Company | | | | Dates: | 1923-1934 | | | | Abstract: | The Van Sweringen Company was a real estate development firm formed by Oris P. and Mantis J. Van Sweringen, two brothers who, in 1905, began purchasing land in what is now Shaker Heights, Ohio, 8 miles southeast of Cleveland. The land, originally part of Warrensville Twp., was settled in 1822 by the celibate North Union Shaker community, which disbanded in 1889. The Van Sweringen idea was the development of a comprehensively planned "garden city" suburb which included the maintenance of natural topography and lakes, curving roads, and specific locations for apartments, commercial areas, public schools, churches and private secondary schools. The plan was achieved in the 1920s and 1930s, with the company managing and enforcing strict zoning and building restrictions, deed (including ethnic and racial) restrictions, and architectural design guidelines. The suburb grew to a population of nearly 18,000 by 1930, in large part due to the construction by the Van Sweringens of the Shaker Rapid Transit, a high-speed, convenient railway link to downtown Cleveland with a traffic-free right-of-way. The Van Sweringens were very private men, and most of their personal and company records have been destroyed. The collection consists of correspondence; sales prospectuses and brochures; lot valuations and reports; newspaper and periodical clippings; development maps, graphs, miscellaneous demographic information and photographs re: Shaker Village, Shaker Heights and Shaker Country Estates; plat maps, plans, restrictions and opinions re: development along, and the extension of, Shaker Blvd.; and maps of triangles and strips deeded to the municipalities of Shaker Hts., Beachwood and Pepper Pike. The collection pertains primarily to the development of the company's Shaker Country Estates, and is a good source for local history and the history of planned communities. | | | | Call #: | MS 4527 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Van Sweringen Company -- Public relations. | Real property -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County -- Maps. | Real estate development -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights. | Real estate management -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights. | City planning -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights. | Planned communities -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights. | Land use -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights. | Shaker Country Estates. | Shaker Heights (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Shaker Heights (Ohio) -- Maps. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Maps.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 88 | Title: | Dalton Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Dalton Company | | | | Dates: | 1972-1983 | | | | Abstract: | The Dalton Company was a garment manufacturer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded as the Fine Gauge Knitwear Company in 1949 by Arthur Dery and Maurice Saltzman, the company produced women's cashmere and woolen garments. In 1956 the company changed its name to Dalton of America and diversified its product lines to include knitted and woven outerwear. In 1957, Dery bought out Saltzman. The company was moved to Willoughby, Ohio, in 1962, where it continued under the name Dalton Apparel until its closure in 1986. The collection consists of advertisements, sales books, order forms, and a poster. | | | | Call #: | MS 5052 | | | | Extent: | 0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Dery, Arthur, 1908-2003. | Saltzman, Maurice, 1918-1990. | Fine Gauge Knitwear Company (Cleveland, Ohio) | Dalton of America (Cleveland, Ohio) | Dalton Apparel (Willoughby, Ohio) | Textile industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clothing factories -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 89 | Title: | Acme-Cleveland Corporation Records, Photographs, and Audio/Visual Materials, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Acme-Cleveland Corporation | | | | Dates: | 1825-1996 | | | | Abstract: | The Acme-Cleveland Corporation was formed In Cleveland, Ohio, by the merger in 1968 of Cleveland Twist Drill Company, a manufacturer of high-speed drills and metal cutting tools, and the National Acme Company, a manufacturer of automatic multiple-spindle lathes and screw machines. Cleveland Twist Drill was founded in 1876 by Jacob D. Cox II, son of a Civil War general and former governor of Ohio, and Francis F. Prentiss. The company became a leader in the manufacture of superior-grade high-speed twist drills. By 1936 it was the world's largest maker of high-speed drills and reamers, flourishing under Jacob D. Cox, Jr., who pioneered profit-sharing and authored two books on wage theory. National Acme originated in Hartford, Connecticut, as the Acme Screw Machine Company in 1895, makers of the first commercially successful automatic multiple-spindle screw manufacturing machine. Acme Screw merged with National Manufacturing Co. in 1901 to become National Acme Manufacturing Company, which purchased the Windsor Machine Company to become National Acme Company in 1916. The collection consists of financial reports, ledgers, shareholder meetings, company newsletters, marketing material, and correspondence, particularly those of Francis F. Prentiss, who was president of Cleveland Twist Drill between 1904 and 1911. There is also a large collection of photographs and glass plate negatives, approximately 1000 images, related to both Cleveland Twist Drill Company and National Acme Company and a 16mm film. | | | | Call #: | MS 5378 | | | | Extent: | 38.00 linear feet (54 containers and 5 oversize folders) | | | | Subjects: | Business -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 90 | Title: | Ewing Bolt and Screw Company Record Book
| | | | Creator: | Ewing Bolt and Screw Company | | | | Dates: | 1920-1922 | | | | Abstract: | The Ewing Bolt and Screw Company was a manufacturer and distributor of bolts, screws, nuts, rivets, tacks, nails, washers, wire staples, and the machinery that made them. It was incorporated in 1920, in Delaware, and dissolved in 1922. The collection consists of a record book containing incorporation papers, by-laws, minutes, and stock certificates. | | | | Call #: | MS 4127 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Ewing Bolt and Screw Company. | Fasteners industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 92 | Title: | Jones, Day, Cockley & Reavis Records
| | | | Creator: | Jones, Day, Cockley & Reavis | | | | Dates: | 1917-1959 | | | | Abstract: | Jones, Day, Cockley & Reavis is a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, law firm which specializes in corporate law. The collection consists of 72 bound volumes, each relating to a specific legal or financial activity engaged in by a Cleveland business or industry, and each containing all documents relevant to the action, including letters, memoranda, deeds, indentures, contracts, stock certificates and the like. | | | | Call #: | MS 3206 | | | | Extent: | 9.00 linear feet (20 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Jones, Day, Cockley & Reavis (Cleveland, Ohio) | Law firms -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Corporation law -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Corporations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Consolidation and merger of corporations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Corporate divestiture -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Business records -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 94 | Title: | Cuyahoga Steam Furnace Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Cuyahoga Steam Furnace Company | | | | Dates: | 1834-1902 | | | | Abstract: | The Cuyahoga Steam Furnace Company produced furnace engines, hydraulic presses, boilers, mill gearing, castings, railroad construction equipment, locomotives, plows, screw propellers, and cannons for the United States Government. The collection consists primarily of commercial and legal documents and record books. Includes newspaper clippings, abstracts of titles, stock certificates, promissory notes, legal briefs, contracts, land deeds, tax forms, letters patent, receipts, bills of sale, insurance policies, memoranda, and some business correspondence. Persons represented include major shareholders Josiah Barber, Charles Hoyt, Richard Lord, and Luke Risley, and presidents William Bainbridge Castle, J.F. Holloway, and Elisha Sterling. | | | | Call #: | MS 2525 | | | | Extent: | 4.0 linear feet (5 containers and 15 volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Cuyahoga Steam Furnace Company (Cleveland, Ohio) | Locomotives -- United States. | Steam locomotives -- United States. | Marine engines.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 95 | Title: | Van Sweringen Company Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Van Sweingen Company | | | | Dates: | 1910-1930 | | | | Abstract: | The Van Sweringen Company (f. 1905) was a joint venture in Cleveland, Ohio, of brothers M. J. and O. P. Van Sweringen. The company's focus was primarily land development, as well as investments in the railroad industry. The company developed land that had been part of the North Union Shaker Community in the nineteenth century, creating Shaker Village, which eventually became Shaker Heights, Ohio. The Van Sweringens were the driving force in the construction of Cleveland's Terminal Tower building and Union Station. They developed the rapid transit line that connects much of the greater Cleveland area to downtown for ease of access for Shaker Village residents to travel from their homes to downtown. Shaker Heights was one of the very few planned suburbs of its time. There were strict building and construction guidelines, and the land was not developed on a grid, but with winding roads and other sophisticated flourishes that made it an appealing place of residence, especially those who owned automobiles. The Van Sweringens started by developing transportation lines throughout Shaker and what is now Cleveland Heights before extending their reach to downtown. They bought 51% interest in a 523 mile stretch of railroad track from the New York Central Railroad in 1915. From this point on, they extended their reach in the railroad industry and continued to invest in other companies, eventually controlling 30,000 miles of track. After they had successfully taken control of rights to build track through downtown Cleveland, they then began construction on Union Station and Terminal Tower. The Tower was originally intended as a new space for offices and businesses. Before the Depression, the value of the brothers' holdings was estimated to be $3 billion. After the Depression, the value plummeted drastically. M. J. died in 1934, and O. P. never quite recovered from the loss. He died just two years later. The collection consists of a drawing, a scrapbook, and photographic prints of varying sizes. All together, the collection consists of approximately 268 photographs. | | | | Call #: | PG 565 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Van Sweringen Company. -- Photographs. | Real estate developers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Real estate developers -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights -- Photographs. | Real estate development -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Real estate development -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights -- Photographs. | House construction -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights -- Photographs. | Architecture -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights -- Photographs. | Architecture, Domestic -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights -- Photographs. | Interior architecture -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights -- Photographs. | Suburban homes -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights -- Photographs. | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 96 | Title: | Ajax Manufacturing Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Ajax Manufacturing Company | | | | Dates: | 1897-1990 | | | | Abstract: | The Ajax Manufacturing Company was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1875 by John Rollin Blakeslee (1843-1906). Ajax manufactured forging equipment and cold drawing equipment for the cold-heading industry. Ajax forging machines were used in the railroad, agricultural, and automotive industries. In 1925, Ajax moved to Euclid, Ohio. The company was family-owned and operated until 1987 when it was sold to the Crawford Group. In 1996, Ajax was again sold, this time to Park-Ohio Industries. The collection consists of advertisements, agreements, biographies, bulletins, catalogs, correspondence, histories, lists, manuals, photographs, purchase orders, reprints, and a term paper. | | | | Call #: | MS 5187 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Ajax Manufacturing Company (Cleveland, Ohio) | Blakeslee, John Rollin, 1843-1906 | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Euclid | Machine-tool industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Machine-tool industry -- Ohio -- Euclid | Manufacturing industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Manufacturing industries -- Ohio -- Euclid
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 97 | Title: | National Screw and Manufacturing Company Photographs
| | | | Creator: | National Screw and Manufacturing Company | | | | Dates: | 1932-1935 | | | | Abstract: | The National Screw and Manufacturing Company was a Cleveland, Ohio, manufacturer of screws, nuts and bolts. It was incorporated in 1889 and absorbed by Monogram Industries, Inc. in 1974. The collection consists of views depicting National Screw and Manufacturing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, plant operations during the early 1930s. Included are exterior and interior views of various plants in Cleveland, assembly facilities, employees, manufacturing areas, strike photographs from February and March 1935, and views of Plant No. 3 on Payne Avenue during its demolition in 1932. Also included are several lists and descriptions pertaining to the photographs; there is also a letter that refers to the photographs from a former employee. Included is a panorama photograph of Plant No. 3 employees, and a color drawing of a plant. | | | | Call #: | PG 291 | | | | Extent: | 0.30 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | National Screw and Manufacturing Company (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | Screw industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Fasteners industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Bolts and nuts industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Strikes and lockouts -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Picketing -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Manufacturing industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 98 | Title: | C.C. Carlton and Company Ledger Book
| | | | Creator: | C.C. Carlton and Company | | | | Dates: | 1835-1837 | | | | Abstract: | C. C. Carlton and Company was a dry-goods business established by Christopher C. Carlton ca. 1832 and located on Superior Street in Cleveland, Ohio. Its customers included many notable Clevelanders, such as Leonard Cass, Ahaz Merchant, and Charles Whittlesey. The collection consists of a ledger book detailing daily transactions with customers, including names of customers, description of goods, and cost. | | | | Call #: | MS 4042 | | | | Extent: | 0.30 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | C.C. Carlton & Company. | Dry-goods -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Retail trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 99 | Title: | Alburn Realty Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Alburn Realty Company | | | | Dates: | 1920-1948 | | | | Abstract: | The Alburn Realty Company was created in Mahoning County, Ohio, in 1928 by L. E. Alburn to manage the property inherited by the Alburn family. The company owned property in Boardman and Youngstown, Ohio, that was developed for commercial and residential use. The residential developments included Mill Creek Part, Newport Village, and Forest Glen Estates in Mahoning County. The collection consists of account books, correspondence, deeds, invoices, legal documents, memorada, pamphlets, plat maps, and stock certificates. | | | | Call #: | MS 5182 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Alburn family | Alburn Realty Company | Housing development -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Real estate development -- Ohio -- Boardman | Real estate development -- Ohio -- Mahoning County | Real estate development -- Ohio -- Youngstown | Real property -- Ohio -- Boardman | Real property -- Ohio -- Mahoning County | Real property -- Ohio -- Youngstown
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 100 | Title: | Hupp Motor Car Corporation Account Book
| | | | Creator: | Hupp Motor Car Corporation | | | | Dates: | 1920 | | | | Abstract: | The Hupp Corporation began as an automobile manufacturer in Detroit, Michigan, and was revitalized as an appliance and heating system manufacturer. In 1928 the Hupp Motor Car Corporation purchased the Chandler-Cleveland Motors Corporation of Cleveland, Ohio, in order to expand its manufacturing facilities for a low price version of the Hupmobile. The collection consists of one general ledger for 1920. | | | | Call #: | MS 5327 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 volume) | | | | Subjects: | Account books -- Michigan -- Detroit.
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