Crerar, Adams & Co. Collection, 1922-1957 (inclusive)

Adams, J. McGregor

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Founded by John Crerar and J. McGregor Adams ca. 1868, Crerar, Adams & Co. was a leading supplier to the railroad industry. Crerar and Adams soon brought in a third partner, Edward S. Shepherd, and the firm enjoyed enormous financial success as Chicago became the primary railway hub of the United States. As an active philanthropist, John Crerar gave the city of Chicago a large sum of money in his will to found a public library. The Crerar Library was developed as a c...

Shepherd, Julia M.

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Crerar, Adams & Co.

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Founded by John Crerar and J. McGregor Adams ca. 1868, Crerar, Adams & Co. was a leading supplier to the railroad industry. This small collection contains trade catalogs from the early and mid-twentieth century, as well as documents relating to the estates of one of the firm's partners, Edward S. Shepherd, and his wife Julia M. Shepherd. From the description of Crerar, Adams & Co. Collection, 1922-1957 (inclusive) (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 607914371...

Crerar, John, 1827-1889

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