Philanthropists--Wisconsin--Eau Claire
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Orrin H. Ingram Papers, 1857-1904
Collection
Identifier: Eau Claire Mss R
Summary
Business papers of Ingram, a leading Wisconsin lumberman, relating to operations in the Chippewa Valley, with headquarters at Eau Claire, and the sale of manufactured lumber through subsidiary wholesale companies located along the Mississippi River. Correspondence emphasizes the selling end of the business, consisting of letters of report from branch managers, agents, and salesmen, and between members of the company and pertains to business plans, policies, and practices. A group of letters,...
Dates:
1857-1904
Phillips and Cohen Family Papers, 1936-2009
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 344
Summary
L.E. Phillips (1899-1978) and Melvin Cohen (1918-2008) were two prominent Eau Claire industrialists and philanthropists. The collection includes a variety of newspaper clippings related to their community involvement and reports on their company, National Presto Industries. Company booklets and photographs are mixed with photographs of philanthropist work, as well as materials on Phillips’ Boy Scouts involvement and speeches. Other photographs depict the Phillips’ and Cohen’s community...
Dates:
1936-2009