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Scans	Name	Description	Information
	Chris Albrecht	SP 5"x7"	Chris Albrecht is Chairman and CEO of HBO. He is a former co-owner of the Improv nightclub in New York City.
	Sydney Biddle Barrow	Index Card 3"x5"	Known as the "Mayflower Madam," Sydney Biddle Barrows began her career in the corporate world of retailing. She became involved in the call-girl business after being fired from her job. She started her own girl-for-hire group and ran it successfully until it was closed by the city of New York. This was much-publicized due to the fact that Miss Barrows came from a socially prominent East Coast family. She has written about her experiences and a made-for-TV movie titled The Mayflower Madam recounted her life.
	Bill Cecil Jr.	SP 5"x8"	CEO of Biltmore Estates in Ashville, NC, Bill Cecil is the great-grandson of George Washington Vanderbilt, builder of Biltmore, America's largest private house. Vanderbilt's daughter, Cornelia, married John Amherst Cecil, and they opened Biltmore to the public in 1930. The house itself covers more than 4 acres and offers daily tours, dining, outdoor activities and sports events.
	William Coors	Index Card 3"x5"	Grandson of Adolph Coors III, founder of the Coors Brewing Company in Golden, Colorado. William Coors has been a board member since 1973, and is on the board of the Adolph Coors Foundation.
	Peter Coors	SP 5"x8"	Peter Hanson Coors, born in 1946, is a U.S. businessman and Republican politician from Colorado. He has held a variety of position at Coors Brewing Company, and became CEO in 1993. In 2004 he ran unsuccessfully for the US Senate. The company has recently merged with the Molson Brewing Company.
	Alan Dershowitz	Index Card 3"x5"	American attorney, born in 1938. He was the youngest professor at the Harvard Law School at age 28, and is now the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law. He has made a brilliant career, defending some well-publicized and high-profile cases, including that of Claus von Bülow, accused of trying to murder his wife. The case became a hit movie, Reversal of Fortune, starring Jeremy Irons and Glenn Close.
	Mohamed Al Fayed	SP 8"x10"	Facsimile signature sent out by his staff at Harrod's Department Store, London. Mohamed is known as the father of Dodi Fayed, boyfriend of Princess Diana, who died with her, along with her bodyguard and driver. Mohamed Al Fayed is owner of Harrod's. one of Britain's most popular department stores.
	Marshall Field	Index Card 3"x5"	Descendant of the founder of the Marshall Field chain of department stores, based in Chicago, Illinois.
	Steve Forbes	Index Card 3"x5"	Malcolm Stevenson "Steve" Forbes Jr., born in 1947, is the son of Malcolm Forbes and the editor-in-chief of the business magazine Forbes. He was a candidate for US President in 1996 and 2000.
	Steve Fossett	SP 6"x9"	American millionaire and adventurer, who recently completed the longest non-stop flight in history by flying around the world in about 80 hours.
	Bill Gates	Index Card 3"x5"	Born in 1955, Gates is the co-founder and chairman of Microsoft Corporation, the largest computer software company in the world. The foundation of the company was built on the development of the Windows software, which enabled the home computer user to migrate easily around the home PC and the Internet. Gates is the richest individual in the US.
	Hubert Givenchy	Index Card 3"x5"	Fashion designer. Born in France in 1927. Worked for Elsa Shiaparelli in the 1940s, and opened his own salon in the early 1950s. His designs have been seen in Hollywood movies, and were worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Givenchy retired in 1992.
	Christie Hefner	SP 5"x7"	Chairman and CEO of Playboy Enterprises Inc. She is the daughter of Playboy Magazine founder Hugh Hefner.
	Neville Isdell	SP 7"x5"	A native of Ireland, Isdell was elected Chairman of the Board, and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company in 2004. Mr. Isdell is the 12th chairman of the Board in the history of the Company.
	Betty James	SP 5"x7"	Betty James and her husband, Richard (1914-1974), invented the famous Slinky coil toy, which debuted at Gimbel's Department Store in 1945. Richard James was a naval engineer.
	Betty James	SP 5"x7"	The James' put up $500 to form the James Spring & Wire Company, to mass produce the Slinky toys. To date, the company has sold over 250 million Slinky's. In 1960 Richard left the company to join a religious cult, and Betty took over as CEO.
	Sherry Lansing	SP 5"x7"	Former CEO of Paramount Studios. Born in 1944 in Chicago. Started her career as a script reader at MGM, and worked her way up to become president of 20th Century Fox. She resigned from Paramount in 2004.
	Mary McFadden	Index Card 3"x5"	New York fashion designer. Worked for Christian Dior and Vogue South Africa before designing her own collection in 1973. Winner of the Coty Award and a member of the Coty Hall of Fame. She has served as President of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
	Seward Mellon	Index Card 3"x5"	Member of the famous banking family, Seward Mellon is a descendant of Andrew Mellon (1855-1937), US Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Harding and Coolidge. Seward Mellon is president of the Mellon Foundation.
	Eric Molson	Index Card 3"x5"	President of Molson Brewing Company. Recently merged with the Coors Brewing Company of Colorado.
	Thomas Monaghan	Signed Card 5"x7"	Founder and CEO of Domino's Pizza. Possibly an autopen signature.
	John L. Morris	Signed Card 5"x5"	Owner of Bass Pro Shops, a chain of 30 sporting goods stores in the US and Canada. It is the world's largest mail-order sporting goods store. Outdoor World in Springfield, MO is a popular tourist attraction, along with the Wonders of Wildlife Museum next door.
	Zandra Rhodes	Index Card 3"x5"	Fashion designer, born in England in 1944. Attended the Royal College of Art in London. She founded her own design company in 1969. She is well known for her outrageous designs, and her personal style, which includes her hair, which she often changes from bright green to pink, and her colorful clothes and jewelry. She was made a Commander of the British Empire in 1997.
	Jacob Rothschild	Index Card 3"x5"	The Right Honourable Nathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, OM, GBE, born in 1936, is a British investment banker, philanthropist and a member of the prominent Rothschild family of Jewish bankers. He established RIT Capital Partners, an investment trust, and was appointed a member of the Order of Merit in 2002.
	Edmund Rothschild	Index Card 3"x5"	Member of the Rothschild international banking and winery family.
	Evelyn de Rothschild	SP 5"x8"	International businessman and member of the famous international banking family.
	Guy de Rothschild	SP 5"x8"	International businessman, horse breeder, and member of the famous banking family.
	John Schnatter	SP 4"x7"	Founder and CEO of Papa John's pizza chain.
	Howard Schultz	SP 5"x8"	Howard Schultz is known primarily as the chairman and CEO of the Starbuck's Coffee chain.
	Gerry Spence	Index Card 3"x5"	American attorney. Has lived in rural Wyoming all of his life, but from there has managed to conduct a nation-wide law practice, which has included some high-profile cases. He defended Imelda Marcos, former first lady of the Philippines, Idaho separatist Randy Weaver and was involved with the Karen Silkwood "whistleblower" case. He has not lost a jury case since 1969. He is the author of nine books.
	Arthur Sulzberger	Index Card 3"x5"	American newspaperman. Born in Mt. Kisco, New York in 1951. Publisher of the New York Times newspaper since 1991. Corporate chairman since 1997. Son of Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, former publisher of the New York Times.
	Charles Wang	Index Card 3"x5"	The founder of Computer Associates International. Born in 1944. He is a founder of Sun Microsystems, and is a majority owner of the New York Islanders hockey team and the New York Dragons Arena football franchise.
	Meg Whitman	SP 5"x8"	President and CEO of eBay, the online marketplace, since 1998. Born 1956. She joined eBay when it had only 25 employees. It is now one of the largest Internet companies in the world, with over 9,000 employees. In the past she has worked for the Proctor & Gamble Company and the Walt Disney Company. She is also a past president of FTD, the florist network.
	George Zimmer	SP 7"x9"	Founder and CEO of the Men's Wearhouse, the 600-store men's clothing retailer. Born in 1948 in New York. He opened his first store in Houston in 1973. He is also co-founder of Regal Aviation.