Business papers, 1872-1927.

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Business papers, 1872-1927.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24832882

The collection includes corporate minutes of the board of directors (1872-1927), stock ledgers (1895-1920), by-laws, executive committee members list, orders of business, and annual reports; contract agreements; notebook by Albert Day, foreman, listing hulls built from 1872-1920s; property plans of the company's Philadelphia yard (1892-1923); records of operations such as wage scales (1914-16), comparative statements of weekly payrolls (1918-26), documents related to earnings for departments, pensions, insurance, property tax, expenditures; articles and speeches on shipbuilding by corporate officers; records of Cramp's subsidiary, I.P. Morris Company, engine builder (1891-1927).

ca. 500 items (10 linear ft.)

Independence Seaport Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 7138198

Independence Seaport Museum

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Cramp, Charles H.

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I.P. Morris Company

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Day, Albert Edward, 1884-

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Born in 1884, Albert Day was ordained in the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1904. In 1916 he received an M.A. from the University of Cincinnati. He became a well known lecturer and author, and was chosen as 1 of 6 leading preachers by Christian century magazine poll in 1945. Also in 1945 he founded the Disciplined Order of Christ. He has the radio program Heart to heart. He died in 1972. From the description of Papers. 1925-1965. (Asbury Theological Seminary). WorldCat record id: 3931...

William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Co.

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A pioneer in the tradition from wood to metal shipbuilding materials, the Cramp firm handled commissions for more than 300 naval and commercial vessels from 1870 to 1918. From the description of Records, 1871-1929. (Independence Seaport Museum). WorldCat record id: 23250064 William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, one of the pioneering shipyards in the transition from wood to iron and steel shipbuilding. From the description of Ledgers, 1877-1919. (Independence Se...

Cramp, William

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