John J. Carton papers, 1883-1921.

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John J. Carton papers, 1883-1921.

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Correspondence concerning the automotive industry, particularly the founding of General Motors, state politics, and the Constitutional Convention of 1907-1908; also docket books, 1883-1921, with record of cases handled by Carton and his partners. Correspondents include: Frederick M. Alger, Russell A. Alger, James B. Angell, Albert J. Beveridge, Aaron T. Bliss, John W. Blodgett, Everett L. Bray, Buick Motor Company, Julius C. Burrows, Clarence M. Burton, Augustus C. Carton, Chevrolet Motor Company. Walter P. Chrysler, Edwin Denby, Detroit United Railway, Luren D. Dickinson, Gerrit J. Diekema, Dort Motor Car Company, Herbert H. Dow, William C. Durant, Durant-Dort Carriage Co., Grant Fellows, Flint Gas Company, General Motors Corporation, Genesee County War Board, Alexander J. Groesbeck, Lawton T. Hemans, Harry B. Hutchins, Patrick H. Kelley, Paul H. King, Frank Knox, Thomas R. Marshall, Michigan Manufacturers Association, Michigan Railroad Commission, Michigan State Bar Association, Michigan War. Preparedness Board, Charles S. Mott, Newspaper Cartoonist's Association of Michigan, Chase S. Osborn, Pere Marquette Railroad Company, Miles Poindexter, William C. Procter, John T. Rich, Albert E. Sleeper, Henry C. Smith, Samuel W. Smith, William Alden Smith, State League of Republican Clubs of Michigan, Justis S. Stearns, Tawas Sugar Company, Charles E. Townsend, Arthur H. Vandenberg, and Fred M. Warner.

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