Fred E. Schwab papers 1930-2009

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Fred E. Schwab papers 1930-2009

Fred E. Schwab was an influential member of the plastics community in the Detroit area. A German immigrant, he opened and ran several plastic manufacturing businesses, including Schwab & Frank and Schwab Plastics, which focused on styrofoam products and later automotive parts. He was also a founding member of the Society of Plastics Engineers. The collection includes personal materials, photographs, and professional files relating to his association with various plastics firms.

2 linear feet and 1 oversized folder

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SNAC Resource ID: 6388739

Bentley Historical Library

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Schwab & Frank.

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Schwab Plastics.

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Emmerich, Hugo

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Schwab, Fred E.

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Fred E. Schwab emigrated from Germany immediately prior to World War II and founded a series of successful plastics manufacturing businesses in southeast Michigan before retiring in 2002. Fred Schwab was born in 1918 in Frankfurt, Germany. His father was a lawyer, judge, and businessman who sold rubber products across Germany. While in Frankfurt, Schwab worked at his father's rubber manufacturing business and at a dental laboratory where he learned to work with acrylic p...