| Abstract: |
Ohio Columbus Barber (1841-1920) was a business executive of Akron, Ohio. He co-founded the Barber Match Company, which was
succeeded by the Diamond Match Company. The collection consists of correspondence, statements, stock certificates, mortgage
bonds, railroad passes, automobile registrations, proposed constitution and bylaws for the National Match Company; newspaper
clippings of Barber's family; single letters from George B. Cortelyou, Marcus A. Hanna, and Booker T. Washington; and statement
(1907-1908) of the Diamond Match Company.
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