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1	Title:	Beeman Chemical Company Records
	Creator:	Beeman Chemical Company
	Dates:	1891-1899
	Abstract:	The Beeman Chemical Company was organized in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1888 by Edwin E. Beeman, a druggist and medical practitioner specializing in digestive disorders. Beeman discovered that pepsin, an extract from the stomach of hogs, relieved indigestion. Beeman added pepsin to chewing gum in 1890. The company manufactured and sold pepsin, "Beeman's Pepsin Gum," and other confections, and was sold to American Chicle Co. in 1899. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, bylaws, minutes of meetings, treasurer's reports, and other documents.
	Call #:	MS 2752
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Beeman Chemical Company. \| Confectioners -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Chewing gum. \| Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources.
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2	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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3	Title:	Worcester Reed Warner Papers
	Creator:	Warner, Worcester Reed
	Dates:	1896-1900
	Abstract:	Worcester Reed Warner was the co-founder of Warner & Swasey Company, a Cleveland, Ohio, company which produced turret lathes and telescopes. Warner was greatly interested in astronomy and frequently experimented with new types of telescopes. The collection consists of letters received by Warner, 1896-1900. The collection pertains to Warner's business career and the Warner & Swasey Company.
	Call #:	MS 4429
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Warner, Worcester Reed, 1846-1929. \| Warner & Swasey. \| Machine-tool industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources.
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4	Title:	C. O. Bartlett & Snow Co. Records
	Creator:	C. O. Bartlett & Snow Company
	Dates:	1915-1952
	Abstract:	The C. O. Bartlett & Co. was a Cleveland, Ohio, company which sold heavy machinery and manufactured power transmission equipment, boilers, conveying and elevating equipment, and special products, including machinery to process oatmeal. In 1961 the company was sold to Pacific Foundry and Metallurgy, becoming Bartlett-Snow Pacific, Inc., and was later merged into Bangor Punta of Greenwich, Conn. The collection consists of two company histories, a detailed order record book, 1915-1927, and a daily order book, 1917-1927. The collection is useful for the study of the heavy machinery business in Cleveland and their customers' orders, which included sales to such firms as Chevrolet Motor Company, Goodyear, U.S. Aluminum, M.A. Hanna Company, Proctor and Gamble, General Electric, Penzoil, Standard Oil of Ohio and others.
	Call #:	MS 4297
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	C. O. Bartlett & Snow Co. -- Archives. \| Machinery industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Machine parts industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources.
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5	Title:	John Spence Family Papers
	Creator:	Spence, John Family
	Dates:	1866-1968
	Abstract:	John Spence immigrated from England in the mid-nineteenth century and worked as a stone contractor. John M. Spence was the first mayor of Cleveland Heights, Ohio (1904-1907), served eighteen years on the Cleveland Heights Board of Education and was active in the state Republican Party executive committee. Along with his three brothers he operated Spence Brothers Construction Company. His nephew, Stanley L. Orr served with Troop A Cavalry Regiment in the Texas-Mexican border dispute of 1916-1917 and was a judge and chairman of the Cleveland Chapter of the Red Cross during World War I. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial records, and a scrapbook. The collection illustrates the activities of Troop A during the Southwest Expedition, 1916-1917, the business activities of John Spence in the late nineteenth century, and the growth and development of the Spence Brothers Construction Company.
	Call #:	MS 4411
	Extent:	3.01 linear feet (12 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Spence family. \| Ohio. National Guard. Cavalry Squadron, 1st. Troop A. \| United States. Army -- History -- Punitive expedition into Mexico, 1916. \| Spence Brothers Construction Company -- Archives. \| Construction industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources.
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6	Title:	Alva Bradley Family Papers
	Creator:	Bradley, Alva Family
	Dates:	1871-1950
	Abstract:	The Alva Bradley Family was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, family active in shipbuilding and the real estate business. Alva Bradley was a partner in the shipbuilding company of Bradley & Cobb, which eventually became Bradley Transportation Company, a prominent member of the Lake Carriers' Association. Alva's son, M.A. (Morris A.) and grandson Alva were part of the company. In 1910, they started the Bradley Realty Company which became the largest holder of real estate in downtown Cleveland. The collection consists of accounting journals, ledgers, letter copy books, and other volumes documenting the financial interests of the Bradley family and their business concerns, especially the Bradley Realty Company.
	Call #:	MS 4496
	Extent:	5.00 linear feet (1 container and 23 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Bradley family. \| Bradley, Alva, 1814-1885. \| Bradley, M.A. (Morris A.), 1860-1926. \| Bradley, Alva, 1884-1953. \| Bradley Realty Company. \| Bradley Transportation Company. \| Shipping -- Great Lakes. \| Shipbuilding industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Real estate business -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Real estate investment -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Real property -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources.
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7	Title:	Frank A. Scott Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Scott, Frank A.
	Dates:	1894-1950
	Abstract:	Frank A. Scott (1873-1949) was a Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and civic leader who was chairman of the Munitions Standards Board of the Council of National Defense and first chairman of the War Industries Board during World War I, as well as chairman of the board of Warner & Swasey Company. The collection consists of correspondence, biographical materials, diaries, personal mementos, speech texts, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, manuscripts, and the diaries of his second wife, Faith Alice Fraser Scott, and her sister, Grace Fraser Waugh. The collection is useful for understanding Scott's personal and business life, including his activities at Warner and Swasey and his work as an administrator at the War Dept. during World War I. Included among the correspondents are Samuel Mather, Theodore Burton, Newton D. Baker, Francis F. Prentiss, and Ambrose Swasey.
	Call #:	MS 4307
	Extent:	3.00 linear feet (6 containers)
	Subjects:	Scott, Frank Augustus, 1873-1949. \| Warner & Swasey. \| Machine-tool industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Machine-tool industry -- United States. \| Optical industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Optical industry -- United States. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- United States. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Economic aspects -- United States. \| Industrial mobilization -- United States. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Diaries. \| Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources.
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8	Title:	General Motors Corporation, Fisher Body Division, Plant No. 1 Records
	Creator:	General Motors Corporation, Fisher Body Division, Plant No. 1
	Dates:	1920-1983
	Abstract:	The Fisher Body Division, Plant No. 1, was a Cleveland, Ohio, automobile plant opened in 1921 as part of the Fisher Body Company, producing automobile bodies. In 1926 it became part of General Motors Corporation. During World War II the plant produced tank and gun parts and engine parts for airplanes, wartime employment totaling 14,000, including a large number of women. After the war the plant produced large stamping dies and upholstery and trim sets rather than auto bodies. GM closed the plant in 1983. The plant was involved in several bitter strikes during the 1930s, including the 1936-1937 sit-down strike to gain union recognition by GM, which began at the plant. The plant was also known as the Coit Road Plant. The collection consists of correspondence and notices, building permits and floor plans, in-house newspapers, union correspondence and notices, and union publications. There is also a large collection of newspaper clippings relating to General Motors products, labor activities, and the closing of the plant.
	Call #:	MS 4310
	Extent:	1.10 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	General Motors Corporation. Fisher Body Division. Plant No. 1 (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Archives. \| International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Local 45 (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Automobile industry and trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Automobile industry and trade -- United States. \| General Motors automobiles. \| Automobile industry workers -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Strikes and lockouts -- Automobile industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Plant shutdowns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| General Motors Corporation Sit-Down Strike, 1936-1937. \| Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources.
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9	Title:	Acme-Cleveland Corporation Records
	Creator:	Acme-Cleveland Corporation
	Dates:	1869-1982
	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. The company became a leader in the manufacture of superior-grade high-speed twist drills and pioneered the development of steels made of molybdenum as a substitute for tungsten. 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 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 histories, correspondence, writings by company executives, especially J.D. Cox, Jr., articles of incorporation, annual reports, ledger books, publications, such as catalogs, brochures and company newsletters, records of acquisitions and subsidiary firms, and newspaper clippings, pertaining to the Cleveland Twist Drill Co., National Acme Co., and Acme-Cleveland Corp., and to their predecessor firms. The collection traces the development of a major Cleveland machine-tool corporation, as well as developments within the metal-cutting and machine-tool industries in Cleveland and the U.S. during their formative years, and, in particular, to the very important decade of 1942-52. The collection also details the lives of Jacob D. Cox II and his son Jacob D. Cox, Jr., particularly his economic and political views.
	Call #:	MS 4507
	Extent:	5.81 linear feet (7 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Cox, Jacob D. (Jacob Dolson), 1852-1930. \| Cox, Jacob D. (Jacob Dolson), 1881-1953. \| Cox, Jacob D. (Jacob Dolson), 1828-1900. \| Prentiss, Francis Fleury, 1858-1937. \| Cleveland Twist Drill Company -- Archives. \| National Acme Company -- Archives. \| Acme-Cleveland Corporation -- Archives. \| Machine-tool industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Machine-tool industry -- United States. \| Metal-cutting tools industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Iron-molybdenum alloys. \| Machine-tools -- Catalogs. \| Metal-cutting tools -- Catalogs. \| Screw-cutting machines -- Catalogs. \| Profit-sharing. \| Wages. \| Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources.
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10	Title:	International Association of Machinists, District #54 Records
	Creator:	International Association of Machinists, District #54
	Dates:	1903-1965
	Abstract:	The International Association of Machinists, District 54, is the district lodge founded in 1913 to coordinate the interests and activities of various Cleveland, Ohio, IAM locals. It was led by President Matthew DeMore, 1939-1961. District 54 was known for its progressive social philosophy and it set the standards on issues of medical insurance, pension plans and other benefits which were models for other unions. District 54 also initiated several cooperative programs for its members, including the Cleveland Homes Committee to provide low cost quality housing, the Co-op of Cleveland, a consumers' cooperative, and the Union Eye Care Center. The collection consists of minutes, newsletters, correspondence, reports, contracts, financial records, membership rosters, business agents' weekly reports, grievance and arbitration proceedings, organizing files, scrapbooks, newspapers and periodicals relating to the day-to-day activities of a major Cleveland union and its relationship to the International headquarters, subordinate locals and the Cleveland industrial community, particularly during and after World War II.
	Call #:	MS 4466
	Extent:	117.10 linear feet (126 containers)
	Subjects:	DeMore, Matthew. \| Reed, Marie J. \| International Association of Machinists. District 54 (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Archives. \| International Association of Machinists. \| Jack & Heintz, Inc. \| Warner & Swasey. \| Picker X-Ray Corporation. \| Machinists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Electric industry workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Labor unions -- Juristictional disputes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Labor unions -- Political activity -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Machine-tool industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Electric industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Industrial relations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Collective labor agreements -- Machinery industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Grievance procedures -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Strikes and lockouts -- Machinery industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Strikes and lockouts -- Electric machinery industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Wages -- Machinery industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women labor union members -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Labor unions and communism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Open and closed shop -- Law and legislation -- Ohio. \| Machine-tool industry -- Prices -- Law and legislation -- Ohio. \| Wage-price policy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Fawick Airflex Strike, Cleveland, Ohio, 1949. \| Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources.
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