Archives International Auctions Sale 58 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, and Security Printing Ephemera and Historic Ephemera April 7 & 8, 2020

Archives International Auctions - Sale 58 97 April 7-8,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Ephemera - Autographs - Technology New York 619 619 Letter from Thomas J. Watson to Willis K. Whitney Regarding George Eastman, 1931 Schenectady, NY, January 12, 1931 Society of the Genesee, Inc.. Letter to Mr. Whitney (an American chemist and founder of the research laboratory of the General Electric Company) detailing a Society of the Genesee event honoring George Eastman and his contributions to film and celebrating his patents. Hand signed typed letter from Thomas Watson as president of the society. Thomas John Watson Sr. (1874 – 1956) was an American businessman. He served as the chairman and CEO of International Business Machines (IBM). He oversaw the company’s growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956. Watson developed IBM’s management style and corporate culture from John Henry Patterson’s training at NCR. He turned the company into a highly-effective selling organization, based largely on punched card tabulating machines. A leading self-made industrialist, he was one of the richest men of his time and was called the world’s greatest salesman when he died in 1956. The letter refers to an award dinner given to George Eastman, who was frequently approached to receive awards and honors that would have focused public attention on him, but invariably Eastman “escaped” these offers. His typical reply was this response to the Society of the Genesee, whose membership included most of his long-time friends and business associates: “I deeply appreciate the honor, and deeply regret that it is wholly impossible for me to accept such an invitation. … I should be embarrassed beyond measure on such an occasion and do not feel that I could go through the ordeal.” In April 1930, after Tom Watson took over as president of the Genesee Society, the salesman went to work and succeeded in convincing Eastman to attend. He wanted this great industrialist to receive the public recognition of his peers that he so richly deserved. The press documents that Watson made a personal trip to Rochester and “prevailed upon him [Mr. Eastman] to accept the honor” from the “twelve-hundred-member society.” In June, the Society announced George Eastman’s acceptance. The organization celebrated Watson’s “noteworthy achievement” in overcoming Mr. Eastman’s “ever-increasing desire to retire from the public eye,” because everyone wanted to say thank you for the employment he had created locally, nationally and internationally, and acknowledge the estimated $80 to $100 million he had donated to worthy projects in his city, state, country and world. (From the John E. Herzog Collection)������������������������������������ Est. $350-700 Ephemera - Finance Illinois 620 620 Inaugural Banquet of the New Hall of the Board of Trade in Chicago Silk Menu, 1865 Illinois, 1865. Inaugural Banquet of the New Hall of the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago menu printed on a silk material, dated August 21st, 1865. Approximately 4.5 x 11.5 inches. At top is an illustration of the Board of Trade in Chicago, although this building was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The menu includes courses such as Cold Dishes, Relishes, Pastry, Confectionary, with corresponding dishes listed beneath. In Fine condition considering its age, with two dime-sized stains at left, and a watermark along the right side. Some holes are also present where this item was folded previously. Very rare and interesting piece of Chicago history, especially considering it pre-dates the Great Chicago Fire as well as the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893, which took place in Chicago. ����������������� Est. $120-240 Pennsylvania 621 621 Philadelphia Stock Exchange Sale and Quotations for 1867. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Half sheet of paper, possible from a newspaper, of stocks traded on the date of May 6, 1867. Includes quotations for Banks, Canals, Railroads and location of shares and bonds to buy. Fine condition with some minor tears and toning along the edge. (John E.Herzog Collection).����������������������������������������������������������� Est. $50-100