Found 3 collections related to Businessmen.
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...
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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...
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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...
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