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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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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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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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4	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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5	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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6	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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7	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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8	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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9	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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10	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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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:	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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13	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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14	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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15	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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16	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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17	Title:	Businessmen's Interracial Committee on Community Affairs Records
	Creator:	Businessmen's Interracial Committee on Community Affairs
	Dates:	1964-1972
	Abstract:	The Businessmen's Interracial Committee on Community Affairs (BICCA) was organized in 1964 in Cleveland, Ohio, at a time of unrest in the community, in order to establish communication and develop understanding between leaders of Cleveland's business and African American communities. The BICCA was a committee of the Greater Cleveland Associated Foundation, which provided funding, services, and facilities. Additional financial support was supplied by local corporations. The collection consists of a report on the beginnings and early activity of the Committee, with copies of relevant articles, correspondence, and subcommittee reports, as well as annual reports.
	Call #:	MS 4668
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Businessmen's Interracial Committee on Community Affairs (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Greater Cleveland Associated Foundation. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations -- Economic aspects.
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18	Title:	Ervin George Bailey Papers
	Creator:	Bailey, Ervin George
	Dates:	1918-1974
	Abstract:	Ervin George Bailey was an industrialist and manufacturer. He founded the Bailey Meter Company, a major manufacturer of industrial meters and controls, in 1916. The company was moved from Boston, Massachusetts to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1919. In 1926, Bailey Meter Company was purchased by The Babcock and Wilcox Company, although it continued production under its own name. Ervin Bailey remained with Babcock and Wilcox, serving as president of the Fuller LeHigh Company division 1926-1936, as chairman of Bailey Meter Company 1944-1956, and as a vice president of Babcock and Wilcox 1931-1951. Bailey was awarded 141 United States patents for his inventions in the fields of fluid and combustion control. He was a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; a member of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers; the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers; and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London, England. He was also the author of many articles on metering, controls, fuels and combustion, and engineering education. The collection consists of biographical sketches, diaries, notebooks, historical sketches, speeches, and writings.
	Call #:	MS 4743
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Bailey, E. G. (Ervin George), 1880-1974. \| Bailey Meter Company. \| Babcock & Wilcox Company. \| Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Inventors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Engineers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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19	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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20	Title:	Adolph Wunderlich Papers
	Creator:	Wunderlich, Adolph
	Dates:	1855-1967
	Abstract:	Adolph Wunderlich (ca. 1869-1942) was an inventor, engineer, and businessman who was born in Buffalo, New York, and moved to Cleveland, Ohio, as a child. He held patents for inventions and improvements on electric arc lamps, hoisting and lowering mechanisms, suspension devices for electric arc lamps, winches, lubricating devices, and caulking devices. He lived in England from 1898-1912 where he installed London's first street lights and headed his own electrical firm. He founded the Western Reserve Manufacturing Works in Cleveland in 1914. The collection consists of advertisements, agreements, apprenticeship records, catalogs, certificates, correspondence, extracts, financial documents, instructions, legal documents, memoranda, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, patents, a scorecard, and a will.
	Call #:	MS 5208
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Business enterprises -- England -- London \| Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Electric lamps, Arc \| Industrialists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jandus Arc Lamp and Electric Company (London, England) \| Johnson and Phillips (London, England) \| London Electric Firm (London, England) \| Western Reserve Manufacturing Works (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Wunderlich, Adolph, ca. 1869-1942
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