Owen J. Cleary Papers: 1944-1959
Summary Information
Owen J. Cleary Papers Cleary, Owen J., 1900-1960
1944-1959 10 linear feet, 2 oversize volumes, 1 oversize folder Offsite storage; prior notification required for access
Owen J. Cleary was an attorney, president of Cleary College in Ypsilanti (1940-1960), Michigan secretary of state (1953-1954), and chairman of the Republican State Central Committee (1949-1953). The collection includes correspondence, scrapbooks and clippings, organizational files, and Republican Party files. 851040 Aa 2; AC; Ac The materials are in English. Bentley Historical Library1150 Beal Ave. Ann Arbor, MI
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The collection was donated by Mrs. Owen J. Cleary (donor no. 3947) in 1962.
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Biography
Cleary was born February 4, 1900 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. His father was the founder of Cleary College, a business college located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Following service in World War I, Cleary graduated from law school and established the firm of Cleary & Weins with offices both in Ypsilanti and Detroit. During World War II, he commanded the Michigan State Troops as brigadier general and after the war, he had charge of the reorganization of the Michigan National Guard.
Cleary was a life-long Republican who served in various capacities within government and within the party. From 1947 to 1949, he was chairman of the Michigan Liquor Control Commission where he helped reorganize the purchasing and enforcement division of that commission. Cleary was also a member of the Washtenaw County Tax Allocation Board, secretary of the Washtenaw County Republican Committee, Ypsilanti Republican chairman and Washtenaw County chairman. Much of his later career was devoted to his work as president of Cleary College.
Cleary died September 10, 1960.
Collection Scope and Content Note
The collection documents the later period of Cleary's life, mainly from 1945 to 1959. The series include Correspondence; Scrapbooks and clippings; Organizational interests; and Political files.
The great bulk of the collection consists of correspondence dated from 1945 to 1959 and documenting his work as Republican State chairman (1949-1953), his tenure as Michigan secretary of state (1953-1954), and his various other civic, political, and business involvements. There is included with this finding aid a selective index to Cleary's correspondents.
Subject Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the finding aid database and catalog of The Bentley Historical Library/University of Michigan. Researchers desiring additional information about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.
- Elections -- Michigan -- 1950.
- Elections -- Michigan -- 1952.
- Elections -- Michigan -- 1954.
- Elections -- Michigan -- 1956.
- Lawyers -- Michigan -- Ypsilanti.
- Michigan -- Politics and government -- 1946-1960.
- Michigan -- Politics and government -- 1951-
- Politicians -- Michigan.
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1952.
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1956.
- Ypsilanti (Mich.)
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953.
- Universities and colleges -- Michigan.
- Political elections -- 1952.
- Soldiers -- American.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Photographs.
- American Legion. Dept. of Michigan.
- Cleary College (Ypsilanti, Mich.)
- Cleary, Owen J., 1900-1960.
- Michigan. Liquor Control Commission.
- Michigan. Dept. of State.
- Michigan. National Guard.
- Republican Party (Mich.)
- Republican Party (Mich.). State Central Committee.
- Cleary, Owen J., 1900-1960.
- Alger, Frederick Moulton, 1907-1967.
- Aten, Murl K., 1901-1971.
- Bagwell, Paul D.
- Bennett, John B. (John Bonifas), 1905-1964.
- Bentley, Alvin M. (Alvin Morell), 1918-1969.
- Blackney, William Wallace, 1876-1963.
- Bliss, Ray Charles, 1907-1981.
- Brake, D. Hale, 1891-1979.
- Brownell, Herbert, 1904-1996.
- Brucker, Wilber Marion, 1894-1968.
- Capehart, Homer E. (Homer Earl), 1897-1979.
- Carr, Leland W. (Leland Walker), 1883-1969.
- Case, Francis H. (Francis Higbee), 1896-1962.
- Cederberg, Elford Alfred, 1918-
- Chamberlain, Charles E. (Charles Ernest), 1917-2002.
- Cobo, Albert E. (Albert Eugene), 1893-1957.
- Dirksen, Everett McKinley.
- Dondero, George Anthony, 1883-1968.
- Duff, James H. (James Henderson), 1883-1969.
- Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
- Engel, Albert Joseph, 1888-1959.
- Farrell, Lawrence Llewellyn, 1903-1971.
- Ferguson, Homer, 1889-1982.
- Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006.
- Ford, Henry, 1917-1987.
- Gabrielson, Guy George, 1891-
- Hall, Leonard W. (Leonard Wood), 1900-1979.
- Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986.
- Hannah, John A., 1902-1991.
- Hare, James M. (James McNeil), 1910-1980.
- Hart, Philip A. (Philip Aloysius), 1912-1976.
- Hatcher, Harlan, 1898-1998.
- Hershey, Lewis Blaine, 1893-1977.
- Hoffman, Clare Eugene, 1875-1967.
- Hunt, H. L.
- Jenner, William E. (William Ezra), 1908-1985.
- Kelly, Harry F. (Harry Francis), 1895-1971.
- Knox, Victor Alfred, 1899-
- Kohler, Walter J., Jr. (Walter Jodok), 1904-1976.
- Lodge, Henry Cabot, Jr., 1902-1985.
- McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957.
- McDonald, Harry A., 1894-1964.
- McNamara, Patrick Vincent, 1894-1966.
- Martin, John Butlin, 1909-
- Martin, Joseph William, 1884-1968.
- Meader, George, 1907-1994.
- Mechem, E. L. (Edwin Leard), 1912-2002.
- Michener, Earl C. (Earl Cory), 1876-1957.
- Millard, Frank G. (Frank Gurnee), 1897-1976.
- Milliken, William G., 1922-
- Miriani, Louis C.
- Mitchell, James Paul, 1900-1964.
- Mundt, Karl E. (Karl Earl), 1900-1974.
- Munn, Clarence Lester, 1908-
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.
- Pollock, James K. (James Kerr), 1898-1968.
- Potter, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1916-1979.
- Pyle, Howard, 1906-1987.
- Rogers, William P. (William Pierce), 1913-2001.
- Romney, George W., 1907-1995.
- Roth, Stephen John, 1908-
- Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971.
- Scott, Hugh, 1900-1994.
- Shafer, Paul W. (Paul Werntz), 1893-1954.
- Sigler, Kim, 1894-
- Sink, Charles A. (Charles Albert), 1879-1972.
- Sligh, Charles R., Jr. (Charles Robert), 1906-1997.
- Stassen, Harold E. (Harold Edward), 1907-2001.
- Summerfield, Arthur Ellsworth, 1899-1972.
- Taft, Robert A. (Robert Alphonso), 1889-1953.
- Thompson, Ruth, 1887-1970.
- Vandenberg, William C.
- Williams, G. Mennen, 1911-1988.
- Wolcott, Jesse Paine, 1893-1969.
- Woodruff, Roy Orchard, 1876-1953.
Contents List
Additional Descriptive Data
Alger, Frederick Moulton, 1907-1967.- Apr. 1949, June 1949, Sept. 1949, Jan. 1950, Nov. 1950, Dec. 1950, Mar. 1951, Aug. 1951, Sept. 1951, Mar. 1952, Aug. 1952, Sept. 1952, Nov. 1952, Dec. 1952, Dec. 1954
Aten, Murl K., 1901-Bagwell, Paul D., 1913-- Oct. 1956, July 1958, Nov. 1958
Bennett, John B. (John Bonifas), 1905-1964.- May 1950, Mar. 1951, Feb., 1952
Bentley, Alvin M. (Alvin Morrell), 1918-1969.- Aug. 1950, Jan. 1952, Sept. 1952, Dec. 1952, Aug. 1957, Oct. 1957
Blackney, William Wallace, 1876-1963.Bliss, Ray Charles, 1907- Oct. 1951, Feb. 1953, July 1955
Brake, D. Hale, 1891-- Sept. 1949, Oct. 1949, Oct. 1950, Dec. 1951, Sept. 1952, Feb. 1953
Brownell, Herbert, 1904-Brucker, Wilber Marion, 1894-1968.- June 1950, Apr. 1955, June 1955, July 1955, Sept. 1955, Oct. 1955
Capehart, Homer E. (Homer Earl), 1897-1979.Carr, Leland Walker, 1883-Case, Francis H. (Francis Higby), 1896-1962.Cederburg, Elford Alfred, 1918-Chamberlain, Charles Ernest, 1917-Cobo, Albert Eugene, 1893-1957.- Aug. 1956, Sept. 1956, Oct. 1956, Nov. 1956.
Dirksen, Everett McKinley, 1896-1969.- Feb. 1950, Feb. 1951, Mar. 1951, June 1951, July 1951, Oct. 1951, Mar. 1952, Feb. 1953
Dondero, George Anthony, 1883-- Apr. 1949, Dec. 1949, Apr. 1950, May 1950, Aug. 1950, Nov. 1950, Mar. 1951, July 1951, Jan. 1952, Aug. 1952, Nov. 1952, Jan. 1955
Duff, James H. (James Henderson), 1883-1969.Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), Pres. U.S., 1890-1969.- Sept. 1952, Oct. 1952, Nov. 1952, Dec. 1952. Aug. 1953, July 1956, Apr. 1957
Engel, Albert Joseph, 1888-1959.- Apr. 1949, May 1950, Sept. 1950, Oct. 1950
Farrell, Lawrence Llewellyn, 1903-1971.Ferguson, Homer, 1889-- Apr. 1949, Aug. 1949, Dec. 1949, Jan. 1950, Dec. 1950, Jan.-Feb. 1951, Apr.-May 1951, July-Aug. 1951, Oct.-Nov. 1951, Feb.-May 1952, Aug.-Sept. 1952, Nov. -Dec. 1952, Jan.-Mar. 1953
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-- Apr. 1949, Dec. 1949, May 1950, July 1950, Aug. 1950, Sept. 1950, Nov. 1950, Mar. 1951, Dec. 1952, Dec. 1954
Ford, Henry, 1917-Gabrielson, Guy George, 1891-- Dec. 1950, Mar. 1951, July 1951, June 1952
Hall, Leonard Wood, 1900-- Apr. 1949, Sept. 1950, Aug. 1952, June 1953
Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986.Hannah, John A., 1902-Hare, James M. 1910-Hart, Philip A. 1912-Hatcher, Harlan Henthorne, 1898-Hershey, Lewis Blaine, 1893-Hoffman, Clare Eugene, 1875-1967.- Aug. 1949, Nov. 1949, Jan.-Oct. 1950, Mar.-Apr. 1951, July 1951, Nov. 1951, Jan. 1952, Mar. 1952, Apr. 1952, July 1952, Oct. 1952, Dec. 1952, Dec. 1956
Hunt, H. L.Jenner, William E. (William Ezra), 1908-Kelly, Harry F. (Harry Francis), 1895-1971- Jan.-Feb. 1950 Sept.-Oct. 1950, Dec. 1950, Feb. 1951, Aug. 1952
Knox, Victor Alfred, 1899-- Apr. 1949, June and July 1949, Oct. 1949, Jan. 1950, Dec. 1950, Mar. 1951, June 1951, Dec. 1952, Feb. 1955, Jan. 1957
Kohler, Walter Jodok, 1904-Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1902-- Dec. 1951, Jan. 1952, Feb. 1952
McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957.- Aug. 1951, Oct. 1951, Nov. 1951
McDonald, Harry A., 1894-1964.McNamara, Patrick Vincent, 1894-1966.John Butlin, 1909-- Jan. 1950, June 1950, July 1950, Oct. 1950, Oct. 1951, Sept. 1952, Nov. 1952, Aug. 1954, Dec. 1955, Jan. 1956, Oct. 1956
Martin, Joseph William, 1884-1968.Meader, George, 1907-- Feb.-May 1951, July 1951, Feb. 1952, Apr. 1952, June 1952, Nov. 1952, Feb. 1953, Nov. 1954, Feb. 1955, Aug. 1956, Apr. 1955, June 1958
Mechem, Edward Leard, 1912-Michener, Earl C. (Earl Corey), 1876-1957.- Aug.-Oct. 1949, Jan. 1950, May 1950, June 1950, July 1950, Sept. 1950, Mar. 1951, Apr. 1951, Aug. 1951, May 1952, Sept. 1952, Dec. 1952
Millard, Frank G. (Frank Gurnee), 1897-1976.- Jan.-Feb. 1950, Apr.-May 1950, Nov. 1950, Dec. 1950, Mar. 1951, June 1952, Sept. 1952, Nov. 1952, Feb. 1953, Apr. 1955
Milliken, William G., 1922-- Oct. 1950, Oct. 1952, Mar. 1953
Miriani, Louis C.Mitchell, James Paul, 1900-1964.Mundt, Karl Earl, 1900-Munn, Clarence Lester, 1908-Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-Pollock, James Kerr, 1898-1968.Potter, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1916-1979.- Sept. 1952, Nov. 1952, Dec. 1952, Jan.-Feb. 1955, Aug. 1955, Mar. 1956, July 1956, Nov. 1956, Jan. 1957, Apr. 1957, June 1958
Pyle, Howard, 1906-Rogers, William Pierce, 1913-Romney, George W., 1907-Roth, Stephen John, 1908-Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971.Scott, Hugh Doggett, 1900-- Mar. 1949, Apr. 1949, June 1949, July 1949, July 1951
Shafer, Paul W. (Paul Werntz), 1893-1954.- Apr. 1949, May 1949, June 1949, May 1950, Sept. 1950, Mar. 1951, Apr. 1951, Aug. 1951, Feb. 1952, Dec. 1952, Apr. 1953
Sigler, Kim, 1894-1953.- June 1949, June 1950, Aug. 1950, Oct. 1951
Sink, Charles Albert, 1879-1972.Sligh, Charles Robert, 1906-Stassen, Harold Edward, 1907-- Aug. 1950, Sept. 1950, Feb. 1951, Dec. 1951, June 1952, Aug. 1952
Summerfield, Arthur Ellsworth, 1899-1972.- Aug.-Sept. 1949, Nov. 1949, Sept. 1950, Jan. 1951, Mar. 1951, Apr. 1951, Mar. Apr. 1952, July-Dec. 1952, Feb.-Mar. 1953, Oct. 1953, Nov.-Dec. 1954, Jan.-Feb. 1955, Apr.-June 1955, Aug. 1955, Oct.-Dec. 1955, Jan. 1956, Mar. 1956, May 1956, Aug.-Dec. 1956, Jan.-Mar. 1957, July-Oct. 1957, Dec. 1957, May-July 1958, Oct. 1958, Dec. 1958
Taft, Robert A. (Robert Alphonso), 1889-1953.- Dec. 1951, May 1952, Oct. 1952
Thompson, Ruth, 1887-1970.- Feb. 1951, June 1951, Oct. 1951, Feb. 1952
Vandenberg, William C.- Jan. 1951, Mar. 1951, Dec. 1952
Williams, G. Mennen, 1911-- Sept. 1949, Oct. 1949, Dec. 1950, Nov. 1954, May 1957
Wolcott, Jesse Paine, 1893-1969.Woodruff, Roy Orchard, 1876-1953.- June 1949, July 1949, Aug. 1950
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