William L. McGrath papers, 1894-1990.

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William L. McGrath papers, 1894-1990.

The collection contains correspondence, speeches, articles, clippings and other papers from the life of William McGrath. The collection shows McGrath's involvement with the Williamson Company, the Cincinnati Enquirer, the International Labor Organization, the South Africa Foundation, the 1964 Republican National Convention, and his views on management and free enterprise. Correspondents include Barry Goldwater, Frank Holman, J. Edgar Hoover, Charles P. McCormick, George Meany, Cola Parker, Norman Vincent Peale, Charles Sawyer, Dan Smoot and Ralph E. Tucker.

12 cubic ft. (31 boxes and 1 oversized folder)

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Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998

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Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician, businessman, and author who was a five-term Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the Republican Party nominee for president of the United States in 1964. Despite his loss of the 1964 presidential election in a landslide, Goldwater is the politician most often credited with having sparked the resurgence of the American conservative political movement in the 1960s. He also had a substantial impact on the...

Cincinnati Enquirer, Inc.

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Meany, George, 1894-1980

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Labor official; interviewee d.1980. From the description of Reminiscences of George Meany : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122587289 President, AFL-CIO, 1955-1980. George Meany (1894-1980) was elected president of the American Federation of Labor (A.F. of L.) in 1952. His efforts to unite his organization with its rival, the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), was successful, and he was ...

Tucker, Ralph E.

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Parker, Cola G. (Cola Godden), 1916-1985.

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McCormick, Charles Perry, 1896-1970

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Sawyer, Charles, 1887-

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Holman, Frank E. (Frank Ezekiel), 1886-

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Frank E. Holman (1886-1967), a prominent trial lawyer based in Seattle, Washington for most of his career, was equally well known for his expertise in constitutional and treaty law, as well as for his critical stance of the United Nations. Born and educated in Utah, Holman won a Rhodes Scholarship in 1908 to attend Oxford University, where he earned a B.A. in Jurisprudence in 1910 and M.A. in 1914. Holman was admitted to the Washington Bar in 1911, and the Utah Bar in 19...

Williamson family.

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McCormick & Co. (Baltimore, Md.)

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Willoughby M. McCormick of Baltimore, Md started McCormick & Co. in 1889. Initially producing flavor extract and syrups, McCormick acquired a Philadelphia spice company in 1896 and later established its own New York City export office. By 1915, company headquarters returned to Baltimore. Today the company owns several brands including Old Bay, Simply Asia, and Zatarans. Currently, Gordon M. Stetz, Jr., is the CFO and Executive Vice President. Additional i...

South Africa foundation

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McGrath, William L. (William Lynn), 1894-

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William L. McGrath, 1894-1975, had a 45 year career at the Williamson Company, a Cincinnati heating equipment manufacturer, where he was known for his enlightened management techniques. He retired as Chairman of the Board in 1965. McGrath served on the U.S. delegation to the International Labor Organization, where he opposed the membership of communist and socialist countries. He was also a director of the Cincinnati Enquirer and an alternative delegate to the 1964 Republican National Convention...

Peale, Norman Vincent, 1898-1993

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Peale was licensed and ordained in 1922 by the Methodist Church. He held a pastorate at Marble Collegiate Church in New York City from 1932-1984. He wrote many books, perhaps his most popular being the 1952 "Power of Positive Thinking." Peale's ideology of positive thinking won him worldwide acclaim. From the description of Papers, 1936-1975. (Joint Archive of Holland, History Research Center). WorldCat record id: 30451926 Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993) wa...

Hoover, J.Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972

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Director of the FBI. From the description of Typed letter signed : Washington, D.C., to Arthur William Brown, 1941 Sept. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269555861 John Edgar Hoover (1895-1972) served from 1924 to 1972 as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). As its first director, Hoover molded the FBI into his image of a modern police force. He promoted scientific investigation of crime, the collection and analysis of fingerprints and the hiring and ...

International Labour Organisation

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The International Labour Organization was established in Geneva in 1919 at the end of the First World War, during the Peace Conference that convened at Paris and Versailles. Its aim was to promote the welfare of workers. From the description of Collection, 1919-1941, 1998. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 70875785 ...

McGrath family.

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Williamson Company (Cincinnati, Ohio)

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Monitor Stove Company.

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Republican National Convention (26th : 1956 : San Francisco)

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Smoot, Dan

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