Excerpt from obituary published in The Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, March 28, 1968, pg. 1:
Winthrop Crane Dies at Age 86:
Dalton - Winthrop Murray Crane Jr. of 95 Main St., chairman of the board of Crane & Co. and a leading area philanthropist, died early this afternoon, following a long illness. He was 86.
Mr. Crane was the great-grandson of Zenas Crane, who founded the papermaking concern in 1801. He was the son of Winthrop Murray Crane, governor of Massachusetts and twice U.S. senator, and Mary Brenner Crane.
He attended Dalton High School and Andover and in 1901 entered Yale, where he was elected to Skull and Bones.
After his graduation with honors in 1904, he entered the family business as a mill hand. His training included a period spent in each of the basic manufacturing processes.
That was already a family tradition. In December 1904 his father turned over his entire interest in the company to him, before the former entered the Senate. He became president of Crane & Co. in 1923.
From 1906 to 1945 Mr. Crane represented the company at the U.S. Treasury in connection with the firm's long standing contracts for the manufacture of paper for currency. The firm has made paper for the Department of Printing and Engraving since the early 19th century.
He was president of the company until 1951, when he became chairman of the board and was succeeded by Bruce Crane.
One of his principal accomplishments was to consolidate the family interests into a compact, modern organization. The four separate paper firms of Crane & Co., Z. & W.M. Crane, Old Berkshire Mills and Crane Bros. of Westfield became one company.
Other milestones in the family industry were the establishment of the Crane Museum of Papermaking in 1930, and the firm's stationary division in 1932.
He was married to Ethel G. Eaton in 1905. His bride was the daughter of Arthur W. Eaton of Pittsfield, founder of the present Eaton Paper Corp.
The wedding was one of the most notable in New England society. It was attended by numerous distinguished guests and was lavishly covered by the press of the day. President Theodore Roosevelt sent a gift of flowers from the White House gardens.
The couple had three children, Barbara (Mrs. George Monaghan) Winthrop M. III, and Arthur E. Mrs. Crane died in 1963....
Winthrop Crane Dies at Age 86:
Dalton - Winthrop Murray Crane Jr. of 95 Main St., chairman of the board of Crane & Co. and a leading area philanthropist, died early this afternoon, following a long illness. He was 86.
Mr. Crane was the great-grandson of Zenas Crane, who founded the papermaking concern in 1801. He was the son of Winthrop Murray Crane, governor of Massachusetts and twice U.S. senator, and Mary Brenner Crane.
He attended Dalton High School and Andover and in 1901 entered Yale, where he was elected to Skull and Bones.
After his graduation with honors in 1904, he entered the family business as a mill hand. His training included a period spent in each of the basic manufacturing processes.
That was already a family tradition. In December 1904 his father turned over his entire interest in the company to him, before the former entered the Senate. He became president of Crane & Co. in 1923.
From 1906 to 1945 Mr. Crane represented the company at the U.S. Treasury in connection with the firm's long standing contracts for the manufacture of paper for currency. The firm has made paper for the Department of Printing and Engraving since the early 19th century.
He was president of the company until 1951, when he became chairman of the board and was succeeded by Bruce Crane.
One of his principal accomplishments was to consolidate the family interests into a compact, modern organization. The four separate paper firms of Crane & Co., Z. & W.M. Crane, Old Berkshire Mills and Crane Bros. of Westfield became one company.
Other milestones in the family industry were the establishment of the Crane Museum of Papermaking in 1930, and the firm's stationary division in 1932.
He was married to Ethel G. Eaton in 1905. His bride was the daughter of Arthur W. Eaton of Pittsfield, founder of the present Eaton Paper Corp.
The wedding was one of the most notable in New England society. It was attended by numerous distinguished guests and was lavishly covered by the press of the day. President Theodore Roosevelt sent a gift of flowers from the White House gardens.
The couple had three children, Barbara (Mrs. George Monaghan) Winthrop M. III, and Arthur E. Mrs. Crane died in 1963....
Excerpt from obituary published in The Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, March 28, 1968, pg. 1:
Winthrop Crane Dies at Age 86:
Dalton - Winthrop Murray Crane Jr. of 95 Main St., chairman of the board of Crane & Co. and a leading area philanthropist, died early this afternoon, following a long illness. He was 86.
Mr. Crane was the great-grandson of Zenas Crane, who founded the papermaking concern in 1801. He was the son of Winthrop Murray Crane, governor of Massachusetts and twice U.S. senator, and Mary Brenner Crane.
He attended Dalton High School and Andover and in 1901 entered Yale, where he was elected to Skull and Bones.
After his graduation with honors in 1904, he entered the family business as a mill hand. His training included a period spent in each of the basic manufacturing processes.
That was already a family tradition. In December 1904 his father turned over his entire interest in the company to him, before the former entered the Senate. He became president of Crane & Co. in 1923.
From 1906 to 1945 Mr. Crane represented the company at the U.S. Treasury in connection with the firm's long standing contracts for the manufacture of paper for currency. The firm has made paper for the Department of Printing and Engraving since the early 19th century.
He was president of the company until 1951, when he became chairman of the board and was succeeded by Bruce Crane.
One of his principal accomplishments was to consolidate the family interests into a compact, modern organization. The four separate paper firms of Crane & Co., Z. & W.M. Crane, Old Berkshire Mills and Crane Bros. of Westfield became one company.
Other milestones in the family industry were the establishment of the Crane Museum of Papermaking in 1930, and the firm's stationary division in 1932.
He was married to Ethel G. Eaton in 1905. His bride was the daughter of Arthur W. Eaton of Pittsfield, founder of the present Eaton Paper Corp.
The wedding was one of the most notable in New England society. It was attended by numerous distinguished guests and was lavishly covered by the press of the day. President Theodore Roosevelt sent a gift of flowers from the White House gardens.
The couple had three children, Barbara (Mrs. George Monaghan) Winthrop M. III, and Arthur E. Mrs. Crane died in 1963....
Winthrop Crane Dies at Age 86:
Dalton - Winthrop Murray Crane Jr. of 95 Main St., chairman of the board of Crane & Co. and a leading area philanthropist, died early this afternoon, following a long illness. He was 86.
Mr. Crane was the great-grandson of Zenas Crane, who founded the papermaking concern in 1801. He was the son of Winthrop Murray Crane, governor of Massachusetts and twice U.S. senator, and Mary Brenner Crane.
He attended Dalton High School and Andover and in 1901 entered Yale, where he was elected to Skull and Bones.
After his graduation with honors in 1904, he entered the family business as a mill hand. His training included a period spent in each of the basic manufacturing processes.
That was already a family tradition. In December 1904 his father turned over his entire interest in the company to him, before the former entered the Senate. He became president of Crane & Co. in 1923.
From 1906 to 1945 Mr. Crane represented the company at the U.S. Treasury in connection with the firm's long standing contracts for the manufacture of paper for currency. The firm has made paper for the Department of Printing and Engraving since the early 19th century.
He was president of the company until 1951, when he became chairman of the board and was succeeded by Bruce Crane.
One of his principal accomplishments was to consolidate the family interests into a compact, modern organization. The four separate paper firms of Crane & Co., Z. & W.M. Crane, Old Berkshire Mills and Crane Bros. of Westfield became one company.
Other milestones in the family industry were the establishment of the Crane Museum of Papermaking in 1930, and the firm's stationary division in 1932.
He was married to Ethel G. Eaton in 1905. His bride was the daughter of Arthur W. Eaton of Pittsfield, founder of the present Eaton Paper Corp.
The wedding was one of the most notable in New England society. It was attended by numerous distinguished guests and was lavishly covered by the press of the day. President Theodore Roosevelt sent a gift of flowers from the White House gardens.
The couple had three children, Barbara (Mrs. George Monaghan) Winthrop M. III, and Arthur E. Mrs. Crane died in 1963....
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