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Directors of Industrial Research (U.S.). Records, 1929-1982.

Title: Records, 1929-1982.

The records of the Directors of Industrial Research are an important collection primarily for its documentation of the development of industrial research. These records provide ample opportunity for the study of a powerful elite of corporate researchers, and a close-up view of certain aspects of the relationship between science and big business in the twentieth century.

ArchivalResource: 3.3 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122370814 View

Forman, Louis, 1908-2002. Business papers, 1784-1989 (bulk, 1940-1970).

Title: Business papers, 1784-1989 (bulk, 1940-1970).

Louis Forman's business papers are a collection of fragments relating to his various business activities. Most of the materials date from the 1940s to about 1970, although there are copies of documents dealing with the Schaefferstown distillery dating back to 1784.

ArchivalResource: 2.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122385099 View

Herman and Conway Associates. Records, 1923-1966 (bulk 1948-1966).

Title: Records, 1923-1966 (bulk 1948-1966).

The collection is organized in one series of subject files, arranged alphabetically by title. The files contain correspondence, memoranda, Senate and House bills, reports, news clippings, and examples of union literature. Clearly this small collection does not represent a full record of the firm's work; there are gaps in documentation, and some items appear to be missing. The collection reflects management responses to the growth in influence and membership of America's organized labor force from the 1940s to the mid-1960s. Many case-files are concerned with alleged Communist influence and infiltration in unions and labor-management conflicts. Labor unions and corporations documented include the National Farmers Union (NFU), the Packinghouse Workers Union and its president, Ralph Holstein, the United Electrical Workers, the American Federation of Musicians, and Schenley Distillers (includes correspondence with Phil Shays, Director of Personnel and Labor). About one half of the collection consists of files on various utilities, focusing on the issue of government versus private ownership of electrical power.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear ft. (3 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58786910 View