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John McShain papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2000
Abstract:
John McShain (1898-1989) was a Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.,-based building contractor, whose firm, John McShain, Inc., was by 1950 the fiftieth largest construction firm in the United States, with contracts in excess of $100,000,000. John McShain's personal and business papers document his business career, the construction industry, and his investments in hotels, car dealerships, parking garages, transit lines, and racehorses.
Dates:
1925-1989
Tonopah Mining Company of Nevada records
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1972
Abstract:
The majority of the records for the parent company consist of correspondence, both incoming and outgoing, primarily generated by or for company officers and/or directors.
Dates:
1901-1956
William Hilles Ward papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2278
Abstract:
William Hilles Ward (1892-1961) was a chemist, who specialized in explosives serving in high positions at the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company and the Remington Arms Company, Inc. The collection includes press clippings, speeches, photographs of Ward and the DuPont Board of Directors, birth and death certificates for Ward and his wife Sophie Hodges Ward (1894-1968), obituaries and memorials.
Dates:
1894-1970
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