Raymond Loewy Papers 1929-1988 (bulk 1960-1976)

Lovelace, Joseph.

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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was established as an independent agency of the executive branch on October 1, 1958 by the National Aeronautics and Space Act (72 Stat. 426), approved July 29, 1958. It superseded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). NASA conducted redsearch on problems of flight, developed aeronautical and space vehicles, explored outer space, and participated in international programs for the peaceful development of space technology....

Coca-Cola Company.

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The Coca-Cola Company was founded in Atlanta, Ga. in 1886 by John Pemberton. The Star Salesman Kit was part of a program developed to train Coca-Cola route salesmen. From the description of Coca-Cola Company Star Salesman Kit, 1949-1951. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 686792008 The Coca-Cola Company originated as the Pemberton Chemical Company (1886). The Pemberton Chemical Company, which developed and marketed a soft drink named "Coca-Cola," was acquired (18...

Pennsylvania Railroad

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The Pennsylvania Railroad Company was the largest railroad in the United States in terms of corporate assets and traffic from the last quarter of the nineteenth century until the decline of the northeast's and midwest's dominance of manufacturing, caused by the evolution of the interstate highway system and the advancements in air transportation. Originally created by Philadelphia merchants in 1846, it sought to build a trunk route from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh via the Allegheny Mountains to c...

Sheridan, James J., 1933-

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United States Postal Service

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Fuller was born in Mass. on Aug. 13, 1787. He moved to N.Y. (State) where he served as a member of the N.Y. Assembly and Senate. In 1837 he moved to Adrian (Mich.), where he served as a Representative from Lenawee County and Speaker of the House, 1841. Fuller also served as Assist. Postmaster under Pres. Harrison. He later returned to N.Y. (State). From the description of Correspondence, 1842,1867. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 43624422 Lonnie Busch illust...

Greyhound Corporation

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Greyhound Corporation was first organized as Motor Transit Corporation in 1926, and was restructured as Greyhound Corporation in 1930. Its buses provided modestly priced public transportation with service to communities without air or train service. From the description of Greyhound celebrates Black history month posters, 1999-2005. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 261223030 Organized as Motor Transit Corporation in 1926; restructured as Greyhou...

Skylab Program

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Sibley, Lindsay and Curr Company.

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Higbee Co.

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John Hower and Edward C. Higbee opened Hower & Higbee, a dry-goods and ready-to-wear clothing store on Sept. 10, 1860 at 237 Superior St. near W. 3rd St. in Cleveland, Ohio. After John Hower died in 1897, the firm reorganized and became The Higbee Co. A century later, it was an extremely successful retail operation, and after opening new stores in the suburbs of Cleveland, annual sales reached more than $100 million. Higbee's was the Cleveland area's largest sales volume retailer of high-end...

Nabisco, Inc.

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Loewy, Raymond, 1893-1986

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Raymond Loewy (1893-1986) was an American industrial designer noted for his streamlined style found on hundreds of products, such as Lucky Strike packaging, the Studebaker Starliner, and locomotives on the Pennysylvania RR. From the guide to the Raymond Loewy Studebaker Photographs, 1947, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Industrial designer. Full name: Raymond Fernand Loewy. Born in France; emigrated to the United States in 1919. ...

Woodward & Lothrop

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Woodward and Lothrop, "Woodies," or W & L, was a Washington, D.C., family owned retail store located at 10th & 11th Streets between F and G Streets, NW. Founders Samuel Walter Woodward (1848-1917) and Alvin Mason Lothrop (1847-1912), opened a dry goods store in Chelsea, Mass., in 1873, with six clerks. Seeking a larger market in 1880, they moved to Washington, D.C., and established the Boston House, Woodward, Lothrop, and Cochran, at 705 Market Space, NW. Five years later, they moved to ...

Lovelace, Joseph

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Lord & Taylor

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The donor, Joseph DeAngelis, claims that these plans date from 1914 but evidence seems to indicate they date from the 1920's, probably 1928. From the description of Lord & Taylor floor plans. (Fashion Institute of Tech Library). WorldCat record id: 122592206 ...

United States. Forest Service

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The evolution of the USDA Forest Service is rooted in the General Provision Act of l89l in which Congress authorized the President to designate particular areas of the forested public domain to be set aside as "reserves" for future use. The number and size of these reserves increased notably in l897 when the President was authorized to establish reserves in order to protect watersheds, to preserve timber, and to provide lumber for local use. There was no provision for management or...

Exxon Corporation

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Abraham & Straus

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Abraham & Straus was a major department store founded in Brooklyn by Abraham Abraham and Joseph Wechsler in 1865. Originally called Wechsler & Abraham and located at 285 Fulton Street, the store was so successful that it moved to a new and larger location at the corner of Fulton and Hoyt Streets in 1885. The name of the store changed to Abraham & Straus in 1893 when the Straus family, partners of Macy's department stores, bought out Wechsler's interest in the store. By 1965, Abraham ...

John Wanamaker (Firm)

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Wanamaker's legendary department stores were oalaces of consumption that turned shopping into an event for ordinary people. Born in Philadelphia in 1838, John Wanamaker pioneered the concept of the department store. In 1861 Wanamaker and his brother-in-law, Nathan Brown, opened Oak Hall, a men's clothing store. In 1876, intending to open a central market like London's Royal Exchange or Paris' Les Halles, he converted an abandoned Pennysylvania Railroad depot into a multipurpose clothing and spec...

Snaith, William, 1908-1974

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William Snaith was born in Montreal in 1882. He graduated from the University of Toronto's School of Practice Science in 1907. His professional career was divided between Canada and the US. He wrote articles and book-length reports on industrial engineering, some with particular reference to woodworking plants. From the description of William Snaith Papers. 1914-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 225564923 ...

Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company

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William W. Flowers was the brother of Duke University President, Robert L. Flowers. William Flowers graduated from Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) in 1894. In 1900, Flowers was made an executive of the American Tobacco Company by James B. Duke. He became Vice President of Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company in 1911 and served as Chairman of the Board from 1936 until his death in 1941. From the description of Board of Directors Resolution for William W. Flowers, 1941. (Duke University ...

Studebaker Corporation

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The H&C Studebaker blacksmith shop opened in 1852 in downtown South Bend, Indiana. Henry and Clement Studebaker's shop would turn into Studebaker Manufacturing Company in 1868 and become the largest wagon manufacturer in the world. Studebaker would also be the only manufacturer to successfully switch from horse drawn to gasoline powered vehicles. After the turn of the century Studebaker eased its way into the automobile market with an electric car in 1902, followed by gasoline powered cars i...

Martin Marietta Corporation

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Founded 1963, Martin Marietta Inc.; predecessor companies to 1913. Corporate interests include: defense/military systems; reconnaissance systems; telecommunications. From the description of Records. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80630241 ...