Finding aid for the Theodore M. Luntz Papers

Biography of Theodore M. Luntz

Theodore M. Luntz was born on June 4, 1926 in Canton, Ohio, to Abe M. and Fanny Luntz, a prominent Jewish couple in the Canton community. He was one of five children. He attended University School and Yale University. He graduated from Yale in 1948. He served in the army during the Korean Conflict from 1950-1952. He married Idarose Schock on August 23, 1953. They had four children, Wanda Jean, Pamela, Brian, and Jill.

Luntz began his career at Copperweld Steel in Warren, Ohio. After one year he joined his family's business, the Luntz Corporation, one of the United States' premiere scrap and steel brokerage firms. He rose through different positions including treasurer, executive vice president, and eventually became president in 1984. He went on to become chief executive officer and chairman of Luntz Corporation. He also served as president, treasurer, and director of Marquette Steel Company (a division of Luntz) and as vice president of 62 Land Inc. Ted, like his father Abe, was very active in the community, serving on the boards of many of the same organizations as his father. Some of these organizations include the Schnurmann House, Cathedral Latin School, Hawken School, National Conference of Christians and Jews, Montefiore Home, Boy Scouts, The Temple, and the Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel. He became a member of the board of trustees of Baldwin-Wallace College in 1979. He and his wife Idarose established both a scholarship fund and the Ted and Idarose Luntz Musical Theatre Fund, an endowment, for the benefit of Baldwin- Wallace students and the Musical Theatre Program. This continued the Luntz Family association with Baldwin Wallace started by Ted's father, Abe, who received an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from Baldwin Wallace in 1974 of which the family is very proud.

Scope and Content

The Theodore M. Luntz Papers, 1944-2010 and undated, consist of agendas, agreements, applications, biographical information, brochures, bulletins, certificates, charts, correspondence, directories, forms, genealogical charts, invitations, lists, magazine articles, maps, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, newspaper articles, notes, position papers, press releases, programs, questionnaires, reports, song lyrics, speech texts, and testimony.

This collection is of value to researchers studying Luntz Family genealogy as well as the Luntz family's role (especially Ted and Idarose Luntz) in business and civic pursuits in northeast Ohio, mainly the Canton and Cleveland areas. Anyone interested in the Jewish community in the Cleveland area as well as throughout the United States will find this collection of note because of Ted's family background and his work with the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Those interested in the philanthropic and civic involvement in business and community leaders in Northeast Ohio in the twentieth century will find this collection useful. Anyone interested in the development of the scrap metal industry and the steel industry in the United States, and more specifically Northeast Ohio, will also find this collection of note.

Statement of Arrangement

Restrictions on Access

None.

The researcher should also consult MS 4548 Abe M. Luntz Papers; MS 5082 Abe M. Luntz Papers, Series II; and PG 559 Abe M. Luntz Family Photographs.

All photographs have been removed to PG 559 Abe M. Luntz Family Photographs.

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Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 5084 Theodore M. Luntz Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Idarose Luntz in 2011.

Processing Information

Processed by Hannah Kemp-Severence in 2011.

Detailed Description of The Collection