Found 4 collections related to Businessmen

Filtering on: x1901 - 1950
Brown, J. Warren, 1829-1910
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 24491
.21 linear feet (1 box)
J. Warren Brown of Maine and New York City was a mining broker and mining company executive. He was notably affiliated with Colorado silver mining companies such as the Consolidated Republican Mt. Mining Company, the Dunderberg Mining Company, and... more
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 24574
.1 linear feet
William H. Vanderbilt (1821-1885) was a wealthy American businessman who expanded the railroad system created by his father Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1887). The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company was formed in 1869 with the merger... more
Fredericks, J. Wayne (Jacob Wayne), 1917-2004
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 774
139.0 linear feet (260 boxes)
This collection consists of J. Wayne Fredericks's personal papers (biographical information, correspondence, military materials, etc.); materials related to his careers at various institutions (mainly, the Kellogg Company, his first stint at the... more
Jones, George, 1811-1891
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 22990
.63 linear feet (2 boxes)
George Jones (1811-1891) was the first publisher of the New York Times. He founded the New-York Daily Times in 1851 with Henry J. Raymond and Edward B. Wesley. After Raymond's death in 1869, Jones took over the editorship of the paper. The... more