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If you know the name of Eau Claire businessman L.E. Phillips, who died in 1978, it’s likely because you’ve seen it emblazoned on numerous local institutions, including Eau Claire’s public library (which just launched a fundraising campaign), the UW-Eau Claire science hall, a senior center, a Boy Scout camp, an addiction treatment center, and more. ...
Phillips’ generosity was an outgrowth of his entrepreneurial success. First through the family business, Ed Phillips and Sons, and then through his ownership and leadership of National Presto Industries, Lewis E. Phillips became one of Eau Claire’s most prominent business leaders. Presto, which is still based in Eau Claire, was previously known as ...
Phillips was born Lithuania – then part of the Russian Empire – in 1899, to Edward and Rose Phillips. The following year, his father moved to the United States, where his family joined him in 1901. Ed Phillips and Sons was founded in 1912 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, as a wholesaler of candy, newspapers, and magazines. Under the leadership of Lewis’ br...
Anti-Jewish sentiment in Eastern Europe and discrimination in the U.S. made an impact on Phillips. When he established his charity, he intended it to help all people – especially young people – “regardless of race, creed, or color,” his son-in-law Melvin Cohen said in 1975. “He placed stress on youth largely because prejudice and bigotry occur in f...
Cohen succeed his father-in-law as CEO of Presto, and was himself followed by his daughter, Maryjo Cohen, who still leads the company. The Phillipses are related to two legendary advice columnists: Pauline Phillips (a.k.a. Dear Abby) was married to L.E.’s nephew, Morton, while Pauline’s twin sister, Esther Lederer, was known by the pen name Ann Lan...
The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. PHILLIPS, LEE ELDAS (1876–1944). Phillips Petroleum Company cofounder Lee Eldas "L. E." Phillips was born August 18, 1876, near Conway, Iowa. He was the fourth of ten children, including oilmen Frank and Waite Phillips, born to Lewis Franklin and Lucinda Josephine Faucett Phillips.
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. 7,177 likes · 257 talking about this · 3,266 were here. This is the official page of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau...
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library. @lepmpl. •. 1.97K subscribers • 311 videos. The L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library is located in the heart of downtown Eau Claire, Wisconsin....
