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Summary Information
Thomas J. Fleming and Harold J. Fleming Papers 1922-1940
- Fleming, Thomas J., 1869-1930
- Fleming, Harold J., 1900-
Milwaukee Mss EC
1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes)
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Papers of a father and son who were West Allis, Wis., businessmen and community leaders. The bulk of the collection consists of the correspondence of the C. Nelson Smith Company, which manufactured a patent medicine, D-O-D. Thomas and Harold each were president of the company for a time. The remainder of the papers relate to the Democratic Party activities (1920-1930) of Thomas, who held several state party offices; and to the business, civic, and social activities of Harold, who ran an A & W Root Beer stand franchise, and was active in the American Legion, the Red Cross, local bowling teams, and the Fairview Country Club. Also included are copies of the correspondence of P. H. Callahan, a prominent Catholic layman, varnish manufacturer, and pro-prohibition leader, advocating that prohibition be retained. English
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mil000ec
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