Benjamin N. Woodsonbusiness diaries 1954-1979

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Benjamin N. Woodsonbusiness diaries 1954-1979

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The business diaries ofBenjamin Woodson, Houston philanthropist, insurance and finance expert, andsupporter of education, sports, and the arts, describe his daily business asthe chief operating officer of American General, an insurance company foundedby Gus Wortham. The diaries range in date from 1954-1979 and describe thegrowth of this originally small company into one of the largest insurancecompanies in the world. Subjects include daily business schedule, meetingnotes, decisions large and small, travel schedules, interactions with staff,and many more details which come together to tell the story of Woodson's rolein the dramatic growth of American General.

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Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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Woodson, Benjamin N., 1908-

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Benjamin N. "Woody" Woodson was born in Altoona, Kansas. His family moved often during his childhood, and Woodson graduated high school in Omaha, Nebraska. He then went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad as a typist, and became Nebraska's champion typist while still in his teens. At 19, he began his insurance career as a stenographer for Bankers Reserve Life, a small company in Omaha, and quickly became an agent. In 1928, Woodson moved to Mutual Trust in Chicago, whe...