Abstract
Robert Gries was born in Cleveland. For fifty years he was a minority owner of the Cleveland Browns and is a former venture capitalist. Gries is a tireless philanthropist supporting many civic organizations. He served as the finance chair for Carl Stokes’ 1967 mayoral campaign. This 2017 interview was collected as part of a yearlong, community-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor of Cleveland.
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Interviewee
Gries, Robert (interviewee)
Interviewer
Perry, Dee (interviewer)
Project
Stokes: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future
Date
1-9-2017
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
76 minutes
Recommended Citation
"Robert Gries interview, 09 January 2017" (2017). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 501005.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1218
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