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Stanley Olstyn was (1889-1972) was a Cleveland, Ohio, resident who worked for his father at the Olstyn Carriage Company, 1908-1917,
organized the Washington Savings Bank in 1920 (which was later merged into the Guardian Trust Company) and became a realtor
in 1941. Olstyn founded the Home Owners Protective League in 1937 as a lobby group for efficient government and lower taxes
and became very vocal in the battle against higher taxes and increased welfare spending. He was also active in many Polish-American
groups, including the Cleveland Society of Poles, the Harmonia Chopin Polish Singing Society, and Marymount Hospital. The
collection consists of a time and payroll book for the Olstyn Carriage Company, 1910-1914, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous
printed materials. The clippings highlight Olstyn's real estate career and his battles with city government over taxes. Printed
materials include a reprint of a speech given by Olstyn before a congressional committee investigating rent controls, and
materials from the Cuyahoga Tax League and the Home Owners Protective League.
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