Frederick C. Crawford films, 1936-1980
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Summary
- Creator:
- Crawford, Frederick Coolidge
- Abstract:
- The Frederick C. Crawford films consist of 38 16mm films chronicling the travels of Cleveland businessman Frederick C. Crawford from 1936 to 1980. In addition, the collection includes a photo album presented to Crawford by Trans World Airlines in 1953, documenting an around-the-world survey, in which Crawford participated as a technical consultant, that TWA completed in 1952.
- Extent:
- 6 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.10007
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Frederick C. Crawford films consist of 38 16mm films chronicling the travels of Cleveland businessman Frederick C. Crawford from 1936 to 1980. In addition, the collection includes a photo album presented to Crawford by Trans World Airlines in 1953, documenting an around-the-world survey, in which Crawford participated as a technical consultant, that TWA completed in 1952. The collection has two primary areas of focus, with 12 of the films coming from trips Crawford took to his vacation home in Cat Cay, Bahamas, and 19 of the films produced from a safari Crawford, along with Gordon and Vernon Stouffer, sponsored in 1955, which resulted in the collection of a number of specimens for the Cleveland Zoo. Other Crawford travel represented in the collection includes trips to Europe in 1936 and 1939, a trip around the world in 1959, a cruise from Cleveland to Fiji in 1958, a trip to Russia in 1959, a trip to the Middle East and Greece in 1961, and trips to his other homes in Vermont and Massachusetts. This collection is part of the Archive of Documentary Arts. The original films are closed to research access pending reformatting.
- Biographical / historical:
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Frederick Coolidge Crawford was born in Watertown, Massachusetts in 1891. He graduated from Harvard University with an A.B. in 1913, and in 1914 with a master's degree in civil engineering. On Nov. 4, 1916, Crawford was hired as a millwright helper by auto and airplane parts manufacturer Steel Products in Cleveland, Ohio, which became Thompson Products in 1926. In 1933 Crawford became president of the company, a position he held for 25 years. He would serve the company in other capacities until 1985. Noted for his business acumen and skill as a communicator, Crawford was also a noted philanthropist and fundraiser. He served in numerous business, civic, educational, honorary and professional organizations, raising millions of dollars for health, welfare and education. Frederick C. Crawford died in 1994.
- Acquisition information:
- The Frederick C. Crawford films were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2012.
- Processing information:
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Processed by: Craig Breaden, February 2013
Accessions described in this finding aid: 2012-0264
- Arrangement:
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This collection is organized into two series, Films and Related Materials.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
- Format:
- 16mm
Home movies
Photograph albums - Names:
- Trans World Airlines
Lurline (Ship)
Cleveland Zoological Park
Crawford, Frederick Coolidge - Places:
- Jerusalem
Kenya
Sri Lanka
Cotuit (Mass)
Fiji
Hong Kong (China)
Honolulu (Hawaii)
Bangkok (Thailand)
Cleveland (Ohio)
Cat Cay (Bahamas)
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[Identification of item], Frederick C. Crawford films, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.