Register of the Louis Lorman Papers, 1913-1979

Abstract

Papers of Louis Lorman, a Russian Jewish immigrant who started a scrap metal business in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, in the early twentieth century. Included are newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, and advertisements focusing on the creation of Lorman Iron and Metal Company in 1913 and its growth into a recycler of scrap iron, metal, synthetic fiber, and paper. The collection also documents Lorman's participation in community affairs through the Tripoli Shrine, the Masons, the Knights of Pythias, the Boy Scouts, and his active participation in the Jewish faith through Temple Beth El in Madison. Newspaper articles concern too the business and political activities of Lorman's son, Milton. Much of the correspondence is written in Russian.Collection Locations: UW-Whitewater Library / Whitewater Area Research Ctr.Wisconsin Historical Society