Mackinac Bridge Authority records 1950-1967

Rubin, Lawrence A., 1912-

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Radio director of the gubernatorial campaign of Frank Murphy. From the description of Lawrence Rubin papers, 1936. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 154302187 Lawrence A. Rubin was born December 7, 1912 in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He moved with his family to Detroit, Michigan sometime around 1927-28. He went to the University of Michigan in 1930, graduating with an A.B. degree in 1934. Upon graduation, Rubin open his own advertising agency. In 1936, h...

Detroit Trust Company

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When John F. Dodge died in January 1920, his will provided for the establishment of a trust managed by the Detroit Trust Company in Detroit, Michigan. In 1919, just the year before, John Dodge, his brother Horace Dodge, James Couzens, and the other minority shareholders in the Ford Motor Company (FMC) were approached about selling their FMC stock. Before the Dodge brothers would sell their shares, they wanted to know what the Federal income taxes would be on the proceeds. The Commissioner of the...

Mackinac Bridge Authority (Mich.)

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Records of the Mackinac Bridge Authority, formed in 1950 by the Michigan State Legislature. The Authority was formed to investigate the feasibility of construction of a bridge across the Straits of Mackinac, which had previously been serviced by ferries. Although plans for a bridge were submitted as early as 1938, the advent of World War II halted any progress. The bulk of records comprising this group were generated by the Mackinac Bridge Authority, which was granted powers of financing, constr...

Osborn, George A.

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