James D. and Eleanor F. Newton papers 1872-2000

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James D. and Eleanor F. Newton papers 1872-2000

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1592

The papers consist of correspondence, subject files, writings, and printed material relating to Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Alexis Carrel, and Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, and used for the book , by James D. Newton. Also included are correspondence, subject files, and writings relating to Eleanor Forde Newton. Uncommon friends: life with Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Alexis Carrel & Charles Lindbergh

27.75 linear feet (27 boxes)

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Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6351476

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Newton, James D. (James Draper), 1905-1999

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James Draper Newton (born in Philadelphia, 1905-1999) and his wife Eleanor Napier Forde Newton (born in Montreal, Canada, 1899-2003) were close friends of Anne Morrow and Charles A. Lindbergh. At the age of twenty, Newton became a real estate developer in Fort Myers, Florida, and became well acquainted with Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Harvey Firestone. In 1928 he was hired by Firestone and served in various administrative positions. In the 1930s Newton became increasingly involved in the Oxfo...

Newton, Eleanor Forde.

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