Automobile technical files--automobile operation and maintenance, 1934-1981.

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Automobile technical files--automobile operation and maintenance, 1934-1981.

The records document Consumers' Research's interest in the operation, design, cleaning, and maintenance of automobiles. Included are correspondence with subscribers, newspaper and magazine articles, notes, pamphlets, and photographs. Subjects included are the use and maintenance of individual automobiles, automobile operating costs, automobile repair and maintenance, automobile depreciation, car trade-ins, manufacturer recalls, rental cars, future cars, automobile designs, automobile paints, undercoating and automobile polishes or waxes. Also includes gas mileage reports from the 1930s-1940s.

4 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6684361

Rutgers University

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Consumers' Research, Inc.

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For details of the history of Consumers' Research, Inc. and an overview of its records, see the introduction to this finding aid . From the guide to the Records of Consumers' Research, Inc., General Files, Series 28-45 (only)., 1903-1982, (Special Collections and University Archives. Rutgers University Libraries) From the guide to the Records of Consumers' Research, Inc.: Administrative Files: Series 1-15, 1917-1983, (Rutgers University. Special Collections and University Ar...