Crane Co. records, 1920-1955.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Midwest manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Crane, Richard Teller, 1832-1912

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Casey, Robert J., 1890-1962

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Journalist, foreign correspondent, and author based in Chicago from the 1920s through the 1960s. Married to journalist Hazel MacDonald. From the description of Robert J. Casey papers, 1907-1964. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 187973214 ...

Crane Co.

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Industrial company founded in Chicago in 1855. The Crane Company began as a small foundry established by Richard T. Crane, with help from his uncle, lumber dealer Martin Ryerson. The company manufactured brass and copper couplings, train engine parts, heating supplies, valves, pipe fittings, wagon equipment, machine tools, and other industrial goods. The company expanded its operations after the Chicago Fire of 1871 and is still in business today. From the de...

Laue, Margaret

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