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The story of Sherwin-Williams is tha story of the founders oi
the business and of the men end women who continue to build and carry an the business through the changingyears --through Prosperity and Depression--growing erer greater.
IN writing about the achievement! of the men and women of Sherwin-Williama, we are fortunate indeed to have
in Will R. Sieplein a mad who knew Mr.
Sherwin and Mr. Williams personally
and worked with them and with the
three presidents, Mr. Cottingham, Mr.
Martin and Mr. Steadel who followed;
Mr. Sherwin, himself, appointed Mr.
Sieplein os Company Historian, in addi
tion to his regular duties, which function
he cherishes;today. IBs first assignment
was to gather the first historical exhibit
for the great Jubilee Convention of 1916.
This he has continued to build up until
today we have a complete historical col
lection in a special room at Cleveland
Headquarters.
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During the past SO years, Mr. Sieplein
has held positions of importance and
trust which have giv
en him unusual op
portunity to know
Sherwin - Williams
people ..|tUi:t;dyer:`.i>[tii|i:1
world and the parts
they have He has devoted much
of his own time and
effort
those <Ji4coji|&|i^6iiTO
activities which led'
W. R- SieoWn up to the (crest mo-
rnenta in Sherwin-Williams HUtnrj. The collection of original docoam
and Company records assembled tm 1916 for the Historical Room has preu" moat valuable in making this pic history thoroughly accurate.
It is because new development] sr, carrying the business forward to (rats things that our Chairman of the Boat Mr. George A. Martin and ourProideg, Mr. Arthur W. Steudel are confidratd S-W employees will welcome the opp* tmaity of learning more about thstst) history of Sherwin-Williams.
Norman Collart has been writing tit Sherwin-Williams story, too, for ore S yean. HU intimate knowledge of tk research, quality and the people lit make Sherwin-WiHiama Product], mils his contribution to this history partio larly Welcome. The
collaboration of these two men in giving us
aniisuthentic history
of the people ofSher
win,-Williams, U a feature which the Ed itors ofThe World an
nounce will remain a permanent series until
thestory U completely ; toM