Publicity administrative files--F.J. Schlink speeches and writings, 1917-1977.

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Publicity administrative files--F.J. Schlink speeches and writings, 1917-1977.

The records document the speeches, writings, and other activities of Frederick J. Schlink, founder of Consumers' Research. Included are speeches for Consumers' Research publicity, and writings or articles for publications other than Consumers' Research Bulletins such as New Republic and Nation, correspondence, newsclippings, radio talks, course preparations, and conference papers. The records also contain Schlink's early technical writings for professional journals. Subjects include: activities of Consumers' Research, the American Standards Association (later the American National Standards Institute), product testing, packaging, standards in library technology, food, appliance testing, business education, communist infiltration (1940), the New Deal, the National Recovery Administration, and government and the consumer. Early writings concern office management, product standards, product specifications, mechanical measurement, consumer purchasing, and articles related to the book Your Money's Worth.

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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...

United States. National Recovery Administration

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Schlink, F. J. 1891-1995.

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American standards association

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