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Poston Brick Company Collection

Materials for Springfield Brick Company, Springfield Paving Brick Company, Poston Brick Company, Poston Springfield Brick Company, Martinsville Brick Company, Moulding Brick Company, and Poston Brick and Concrete Products Company.
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Businesses & Industries
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Saint Nicholas Hotel Bankruptcy

Collection includes the papers of J.R. Fitzpatrick and other documents relating to the bankruptcy of Springfield's St. Nicholas Hotel.
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Businesses & Industries
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Springfield Transportation Company

The materials in this collection include photographs, newspaper clippings, employee records, newsletters and information from the founding of the SMTD from the 1930's to the 1970's.
Category:
Businesses & Industries, Transportation
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Thomas Maurice Lawrence Jr. Collection

545 Thomas Maurice Lawrence Jr. was born in Springfield, Illinois on January 2, 1897, the son of Thomas M. Lawrence Sr. and Nettie (Barnstable) Lawrence. He went on to become an insurance and bond salesman, marrying when he was nearly 50 years old to Greta Wilkinson.
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Businesses & Industries, Families & Individuals
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