Porter, Jean
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Charles C. Stieff, II, 1978 October 2
File
Identifier: OH 8257
Abstract
Charles C. Stieff II was Executive Vice-President of the Stieff Silver Company and grandson of the company's founder. In this interview, he discusses: his family background; the Stieff Piano Company and origin of the silver company in 1892; present family members and people associated with the company: Claire Von Marees Stieff; Jose Barata-Ferrara; Ronald Pierson; company practices; listing of silver and pewter reproductions made for Colonial Williamsburg, Sturbridge Village, Smithsonian...
Dates:
1978 October 2
Claire M. Stieff, 1979 June 18
File
Identifier: OH 8275
Abstract
Claire M. Stieff was the wife of Gideon Stieff and served as Vice-President of the Stieff Silver Company. In this interview, she discusses: German ancestry; Dohme, Marees, and Stieff families; origin of Stieff Silver Company and move to Wyman Park; factory work during World War I and World War II; role of women today; interesting Stieff assignments and contracts; her work as a Goucher College trustee, in the Civic League, Red Cross, Women's Board of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Child Study...
Dates:
1979 June 18