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Euclid Avenue Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio). (1)
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Ford, David K., 1894-1993. (1)
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Ford-McCaslin Company. (1)
Frederick C. Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum. (1)
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Harris Corporation -- History. (1)
Harris-Intertype Corporation -- History. (1)
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Lubrizol Corporation. (1)
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 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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 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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 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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 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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