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1	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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2	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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3	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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4	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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5	Title:	Kenyon C. Bolton Papers
	Creator:	Bolton, Kenyon C.
	Dates:	1938-1983
	Abstract:	Kenyon Castle Bolton was a Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and philanthropist and son of Chester and Frances Payne Bolton. He served in the military, beginning in 1936 as a member of the 107th Cavalry of the Ohio National Guard. He entered active service in 1940, served during World War II and attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was president of Cleveland Air Taxi, a helicopter taxi service, and had a strong interest in higher education and the arts. Bolton served with the Council of Foreign Ministers in 1947 and 1948, the Austrian Peace Treaty Conference in 1948, and was special assistant of the U.S. ambassador to France. Kenyon C. Bolton was married to Mary Riding Peters, and had five children. The collection consists of family data, personal records, military records, business records, and records of Bolton's organizational involvements, including correspondence, newspaper clippings, genealogical data, summary court papers, air travel cards, contribution lists, articles, brochures, advertisements, contracts, personnel files, and press releases.
	Call #:	MS 4550
	Extent:	22.40 linear feet (23 containers)
	Subjects:	Bolton, Kenyon Castle. \| Bolton family. \| Cleveland Air Taxi. \| Kenyon College. \| John Carroll University. \| Cleveland Play House (Ohio). \| Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). National Council. \| Cleveland Council on World Affairs. \| Nationalities Services Center. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Metropolitan helicopter services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Universities and colleges -- Ohio. \| Theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| International relations. \| United States -- Foreign relations -- France.
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6	Title:	Samuel Livingston Mather Family Papers
	Creator:	Mather, Samuel Livingston Family
	Dates:	1850-1860
	Abstract:	The Samuel Livingston Mather family of Cleveland, Ohio, descends from Samuel Mather (1745-1809), a shareholder and member of the first board of directors of the Connecticut Land Company. His son, also named Samuel Mather (1771-1854), was also a shareholder of the Connecticut Land Company. One of his sons, Samuel Livingston Mather (1817-1890), settled in Cleveland in 1843. In 1847, he was one of the founders of the Cleveland Iron Mining Company (later the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company). His youngest son, William Gwinn Mather (1857-1951) later became president of the company. Samuel Livingston Mather's oldest son, Samuel Mather (1851-1931) helped found a rival iron ore firm, Pickands, Mather, and Company. He married Flora Stone, by whom he had four children, the oldest of which was Samuel Livingston Mather (1882-1960). Named for his grandfather, he graduated from Yale University in 1905, and began working for Cleveland-Cliffs. He also served on the boards of the Otis Steel Company, Cleveland Trust Company, the Bessemer Limestone and Cement Company, and the Lamson and Sessions Company. He was an active philanthropist, particularly interested in his alma mater, Yale, and the Holden Arboretum in Geauga County, Ohio. He oversaw the operation of his farm located near Mentor, Ohio, known as Mountain Glen Farm. He was first married to Grace Harman, and secondly to Alice Keith. He had two daughters, Flora Stone (husband Robert C. Hosmer Jr.) and Elizabeth (husband S. Sterling McMillan). The collection consists of financial records, business records, records of farm operations, records of contracts with Yale University and Holden Arboretum, estate records, genealogical notes, and ledgers. The collection pertains primarily to the business activities of Samuel Livingston Mather and the operations of his farm in Geauga County. Also included are estate records of his father, Samuel Mather, and other relatives. Some of the material illuminates the early history of the iron ore industry in Cleveland, Ohio. Other business files reflect upon smaller, Geauga and Lake County enterprises, including the Mentro Harbor Yacht Club, the Mentor Harbor Company, the Mentor Marsh Company, and the Mentone Company. Also included are materials concerning Samuel Livingston Mather's philanthropic activities, particularly for Yale University and the Holden Arboretum.
	Call #:	MS 4613
	Extent:	8.01 linear feet (8 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Mather, Samuel Livingston, 1882-1960. \| Mather family. \| Hosmer, Flora Stone Mather. \| McMillan, Elizabeth Mather. \| Mather, Flora Stone, 1852-1909. \| Mather, Samuel, 1771-1854. \| Mather, Samuel, 1851-1931. \| Mather, Samuel Livingston, 1817-1890. \| Mather, William Gwinn, 1857-1951. \| Bessemer Limestone and Cement Company. \| Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company. \| Cleveland Trust Company. \| Lake Erie Bolt and Nut Company. \| Lake Shore Realty Company. \| Lamson and Sessions Company. \| Mentone Company. \| Mentor Harbor Company. \| Mentor Harbor Yacht Club Company. \| Mentor Marsh Company. \| Munising Paper Company. \| Thompson Products, inc. \| Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. \| Mountain Glen Farm. \| Yale University. \| Holden Arboretum. \| Iron industry and trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Farms -- Ohio -- Lake County. \| Family farms -- Ohio -- Lake County. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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7	Title:	Frederick C. Crawford Family Papers
	Creator:	Crawford, Frederick C. Family
	Dates:	1727-1996
	Abstract:	Frederick C. Crawford (1891-1994) was a Cleveland, Ohio, industrialist and philanthropist. Crawford headed Thompson Products, Inc. (later TRW Inc.) as it moved from an automotive and aircraft parts manufacturer into the aviation and aerospace industries. A leader of Cleveland's philanthropic community, Crawford served on the boards of many cultural institutions. He was appointed to the Western Reserve Historical Society Board of Trustees in 1944 and later served as it's president. He was instrumental in the transfer of the Thompson Auto Album and Aviation Museum collection to WRHS in the 1960s, which became the nucleus of the Frederick C. Crawford Auto-Aviation Collection of WRHS. Crawford was married twice; to Audrey Cecelia Bowles in 1932, and to Kathleen M. Saxon in 1975. The collection consists of genealogies, biographical sketches, correspondence, appointment diaries and calendars, ledgers, annual financial summaries, bank statements, trust deeds, tax assessments, returns and other financial documents, stock certificates, wills, real estate inventories, diplomas, award certificates, military discharge papers, corporate annual reports, speeches and broadcast transcripts, newspaper and magazine clippings, articles of incorporation, minutes, and scrapbooks.
	Call #:	MS 4856
	Extent:	76.84 linear feet (77 containers and 4 oversize folders)
	Subjects:	Crawford, Frederick C., 1891-1994 \| Crawford family. \| Thompson, Charles E. 1870-1933. \| Thompson, Edwin deGroot. \| Thompson family. \| TRW Inc. \| Steel Products Co. \| Thompson Products, inc. \| Western Reserve Historical Society \| Frederick C. Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum. \| Case Institute of Technology. \| Florida Institute of Technology. \| American School of Classical Studies at Athens. \| International Aeronautic Federation \| Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Automobile supplies industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Aircraft supplies industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Aerospace industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Automobile supplies industry -- United States. \| Aircraft supplies industry -- United States. \| Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives. \| Reconstruction (1939-1951) -- Europe. \| International relations. \| Aeronautics -- History. \| Industrial relations -- United States. \| Nonprofit organizations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Aerospace industries -- United States. \| United States -- History -- 1933-1945. \| United States -- History -- 1945-1953.
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8	Title:	David K. Ford Family Papers
	Creator:	Ford, David K. Family
	Dates:	1791-1993
	Abstract:	The Ford family were prominent lawyers, philanthropists, and businessmen of Cleveland, Ohio, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The collection consists of genealogies, biographical sketches, correspondence, diaries, journals, account books, appointment books, ledgers, stock certificates, minutes, leases, articles of incorporation, wills, deeds, corporate inventories, maps, newspaper and magazine clippings, tax assessments and returns, diplomas, certificates, military orders, and discharge papers. Material is included on several banking institutions, including Garfield Savings Bank, The Western Reserve Trust Company, Metropolitan National Savings Bank, and the East End Savings and Trust Company. Material on Ford family involvement in the construction and management of the Williamson Building is included, as is family involvement in other real estate enterprises, including The New Amsterdam Company, One Euclid Company, and the Ford McCaslin Company. Involvement in various legal firms by H. Clark, Horatio, and David K. Ford is well documented, as is David K. Ford's role in the organization and operation of the Lubrizol Corporation and Lubrizol Foundation. Family involvement with the Euclid Avenue Congregational Church, and with other philanthropic and social service organizations, such as the American Red Cross, the Maternal Health Association, University Hospitals, and the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, is documented. Family members were also involved with the Congregational City Missionary Society, the Congregational Home Missionary Society, the Schauffler Missionary Training School (later Schauffler College of Religious and Social Work), and the National Council of the Congregational Churches of the United States. David K. Ford's involvement with Defiance College is documented. David and Elizabeth Brooks Ford's commitment to community service and social reform is well documented in this collection, including correspondence with others sharing their interests, such as Ralph Hayes of the City Club, Dorothy Adams Hamilton Brush with the Maternal Health Association, Agnes Brooks Young with the Cleveland Playhouse, and Katherine Gill Brooks of the Visiting Nurse Association. Of particular interest is the correspondence of H. Clark Ford with the notorious swindler Cassie Chadwick. The majority of the genealogical and family history materials included is the work of Oliver Kingsley Brooks.
	Call #:	MS 4730
	Extent:	36.91 linear feet (40 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Thorpe family. \| Ford, David K., 1894-1993. \| Ford, Horatio, 1881-1952. \| Ford, Horatio Clark, 1853-1915. \| Ford, Elizabeth Kingsley Brooks, 1896-1990. \| Ford family. \| Brooks family. \| Gill family. \| Dunn family. \| Shyrock family. \| Keith family. \| Reynolds family. \| Schauffler College of Religious and Social Work -- History. \| Euclid Avenue Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Congregational City Missionary Society (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Congregational Home Missionary Society (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Defiance College (Defiance, Ohio). \| Maternal Health Association of Cleveland, Ohio. \| New Amsterdam Company. \| One Euclid Company. \| Williamson Company. \| Ford-McCaslin Company. \| Lubrizol Corporation. \| Lubrizol Foundation. \| Cleveland Trust Company. \| Garfield Savings Bank. \| Western Reserve Trust Company. \| Metropolitan National Savings Bank. \| East End Savings and Trust Company. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Real estate business -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Missions -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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9	Title:	Walter K. Bailey Family Papers
	Creator:	Bailey, Walter K. Family
	Dates:	1897-1983
	Abstract:	Walter K. Bailey was a Cleveland, Ohio, businessman. A native of Cleveland and the son of L.A. Bailey, founder of the Bailey Company department store, Walter Bailey was raised in East Cleveland and graduated from Oberlin College in 1919. He went to work for the Warner & Swasey Company, a leading manufacturer of machine tools, especially turret lathes, and telescopes and optical equipment, in 1919. By 1928, the company was the world's leading manufacturer of turret lathes, and during World War II produced half of all the turret lathes made in the U.S. After learning the business on the shop floor, he joined the national sales force of Warner & Swasey in 1921, moving up in management and eventually becoming vice president of sales in 1942. During World War II he was in charge of manufacturing operations, and became vice president of the company in 1949. He was president and chief executive officer from 1955-1962, chairman of the board and chief executive officer from 1962-1964, and chairman of the board until his retirement in 1967. Under Bailey's leadership, Warner & Swasey diversified and acquired several smaller companies, growing into a major international producer of machine tools and related products. Bailey also was active in various philanthropic organizations in Cleveland, and served as a trustee of Oberlin College, the Musical Arts Association, and Fairmount Presbyterian Church. The collection consists of family history, genealogy, and biographical information compiled by the Bailey family, which has been loaned to the Historical Society for microfilming, and returned to the donor.
	Call #:	MS 4665
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize volume/1 roll of microfilm)
	Subjects:	Bailey, Walter K \| Warner & Swasey. \| Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Machine-tool industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Optical industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Optical instruments -- Design and construction. \| Bailey family.
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10	Title:	Walter K. Bailey Papers
	Creator:	Bailey, Walter K.
	Dates:	1975-1991
	Abstract:	Walter K. Bailey was a Cleveland, Ohio, businessman. A native of Cleveland and the son of L.A. Bailey, founder of the Bailey Company department store, Walter Bailey was raised in East Cleveland and graduated from Oberlin College in 1919. He went to work for the Warner & Swasey Company, a leading manufacturer of machine tools, especially turret lathes, and telescopes and optical equipment, in 1919. By 1928, the company was the world's leading manufacturer of turret lathes, and during World War II produced half of all the turret lathes made in the U.S. After learning the business on the shop floor, he joined the national sales force of Warner & Swasey in 1921, moving up in management and eventually becoming vice president of sales in 1942. During World War II he was in charge of manufacturing operations, and became vice president of the company in 1949. He was president and chief executive officer from 1955-1962, chairman of the board and chief executive officer from 1962-1964, and chairman of the board until his retirement in 1967. Under Bailey's leadership, Warner & Swasey diversified and acquired several smaller companies, growing into a major international producer of machine tools and related products. Bailey also was active in various philanthropic organizations in Cleveland, and served as a trustee of Oberlin College, the Musical Arts Association, and Fairmount Presbyterian Church. The collection consists of a Warner & Swasey Company history compiled in 1975 by Walter Bailey. Included is an illustrated typescript; followed by supporting documents, reports, illustrations, publications, and newspaper clippings. A corporate history file contains reports, newspaper clippings, photographs, and publications collected after completion of the written history.
	Call #:	MS 4657
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Bailey, Walter K. \| Warner & Swasey. \| Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Machine-tool industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Optical industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Optical instruments -- Design and construction.
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11	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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12	Title:	Stanley Carter Pace Papers
	Creator:	Pace, Stanley Carter
	Dates:	1934-2005
	Abstract:	Stanley Carter Pace was a business executive who headed TRW Automotive Worldwide until 1985, and General Dynamics Corporation from 1985 to 1990. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II--spending ten months in a German prison camp--and continued his military career until 1954. He has been an active supporter of many charitable and civic activities in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. The collection consists of announcements, awards, biographies, brochures, certificates, correspondence, forms, legal documents, memoirs, military orders, minutes, newspaper and magazine clippings, programs, publications, receipts, reports, rosters, scrapbooks, and other documents pertaining to Pace's military and business careers. Also includes some family information.
	Call #:	MS 4974
	Extent:	9.00 linear feet (9 containers)
	Subjects:	Pace, Stanley Carter, 1921- \| Pace, Pearl Carter. \| Pace, Henry Slaughter. \| TRW Inc. \| General Dynamics Corporation. \| United States. Air Force -- Officers. \| Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Business ethics. \| World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German \| Prisoners of war -- United States. \| Prisoners of war -- Germany. \| Veterans -- United States -- Correspondence.
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