| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Chester Castle Bolton Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bolton, Chester Castle | | | | Dates: | 1915-1943 | | | | Abstract: | Chester Castle Bolton (1882-1949) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's 22nd Congressional district from 1928-1939. Bolton served previously in the Ohio State Senate from 1922-1928. During World War I, Bolton served in the Ordnance Department and the War Industries Board, and became aide to Benedict Crowell, assistant secretary of war. As a U.S. Congressman, Bolton was esteemed representative of the Great Lakes states on the Rivers and Harbors Committee, and served on the Appropriations Committee and numerous other committees. Bolton was chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee in 1934 and 1936, and helped to bring the Republican National Convention to Cleveland, Ohio in 1936. His widow, Frances Payne Bolton, succeeded him in Congress following his death in 1939. The collection consists of Army records pertaining to Bolton's service in the Ordnance Department, the War Industries Board, and attendance at the Army War College during World War I; records relating to Bolton's membership on Ohio State Senate committees (1922-1928); U.S. House of Representatives records (1928-1940), consisting of campaign files, committee files, correspondence, personal journals, material on redistricting, speeches, and service on the National Republican Congressional Committee (1932-1934); personal papers consisting of correspondence and memorials; and scrapbooks and newspaper clippings (1924-1940). | | | | Call #: | MS 4311 | | | | Extent: | 6.62 linear feet (8 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Bolton, Chester Castle, 1882-1939 -- Archives. | United States. War Industries Board. | United States. General Munitions Board. | United States. Army. Ordnance Dept. | United States. Army -- History -- World War, 1914-1918 -- Sources. | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors. | Ohio. General Assembly. Senate -- Committees. | Army War College (U.S.) | National Republican Congressional Committee. | World War, 1914-1918 -- United States. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Military intelligence. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Equipment and supplies. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Economic aspects -- United States. | Legislators -- United States -- Archives. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Apportionment (Election law) -- Ohio. | Taxation -- Law and legislation -- Ohio. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1929-1933. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
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