Bear Stearns

[Michael Bailey]

the NY Times archive you used to such good effect
with the turn-of-the-century Pynchons seems to have reverted
to a pay service.

had high hopes of reading about humanizing
details of Robert Stearns, Joseph Bear and Harold Meyer.

wikipedia has no history to speak of in their article on BS

there's a nice bit here:
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Bear-Stearns-Companies-Inc-Company-History.html
--though it's short on the scandal, intrigue, and personalities