Edward Ingraham papers, 1787-1971.

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Edward Ingraham papers, 1787-1971.

The Edward Ingraham Papers (1787 - 1971, bulk 1931-1959) comprise the personal and business papers of Edward Ingraham (1887- 1972), president of E. Ingraham Company, a Bristol, Connecticut, manufacturer of clocks and watches. The papers include personal and business correspondence, a small quantity of E. Ingraham Company records, materials concerning the National Association of Clock and Watch Manufacturers, his writings about Connecticut clock- making, Ingraham family genealogy, personal reminiscences, and other topics.

12 linear ft.

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Ingraham, Edward.

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Edward Ingraham was born 20 December 1887, and raised in Bristol, CT. He was the great-grandson of Elias Ingraham, an entrepreneur in early American clock- making and the founder of the E. Ingraham Company, a manufacturer of clocks and non-jeweled watches. After graduating from Yale in 1910, he began his long association with the E. Ingraham Company. From 1927 - 1954, he served as president of the company. In 1918, Mr. Ingraham married Alice Patti Pease, a French teacher in the Bristol High Scho...