Frank family.
William and Pauline Wormser Frank were among the first Jews to settle permanently in Pittsburgh. They were founders of the earliest Jewish religious and philanthropic institutions in Pittsburgh. William Frank owned a glass factory and their descendants Isaac W. Frank, William K. Frank and James A. Frank have been prominent in Pittsburgh's engineering, steel and real estate industries as well as in Jewish religious and philanthropic activities.
From the description of Frank family papers 1846-2000 [manuscript] papers (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 233977764
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| creatorOf | Frank family. Frank family papers 1846-2000 [manuscript] papers | Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives |
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| associatedWith | Copperweld Steel Company (Pittsburgh, Pa.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Frank, Isaac W. , 1855-1930. | person |
| associatedWith | Frank, James A., 1918-2004. | person |
| associatedWith | Frank-Kneeland Machine Company (Pittsburgh, Pa.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Frank, Pauline Wormser, 1815-1910. | person |
| associatedWith | Frank, William, 1819-1910. | person |
| associatedWith | Frank, William K., 1890-1964. | person |
| associatedWith | Krause, Corinne. | person |
| associatedWith | Lawman, Jasper Holman. | person |
| associatedWith | Lewis Foundry Machine Company (Pittsburgh, Pa.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United Engineering and Foundry Company (Pittsburgh, Pa.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | War Production Board (Washington, D.C.) | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh |
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| Engineering |
| Glass factories |
| Glass manufacture |
| Jews |
| Philanthropy |
| Rolling-mill machinery |
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