Publications administrative files--books, 1926-1980.

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Publications administrative files--books, 1926-1980.

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The records document the production and reaction to books published by Consumers' Research staff or board members. Also documents how books such as Your Money's Worth and 100,000,000 Guinea Pigs sparked the public interest in consumer testing and the modern consumer movement. Included are manuscripts, reviews, reader correspondence, speeches, bestseller lists, bibliography material, contract materials, correspondence with publishers, excerpts in magazines (New Republic and Nation), queries from readers and persons interested in Consumers' Research through the books. Also includes files on the influence of Consumers' Research books, controversies with industries, CR book reviews, and legal matters concerning the Mack, Miller, and Candle Company vs. MacMillan lawsuit resulting from Your Money's Worth.

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Rutgers University

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Matthews, J. B. (Joseph Brown), 1894-1966

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Kallet, Arthur, 1902-1972.

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Phillips, M. C. (Mary Catherine), 1903-

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Consumers' Research, Inc.

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Macmillan publishing company

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Hunter, Beatrice Trum

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American nutritionist, writer, and photographer; b. 1918. From the description of Beatrice Trum Hunter collection, 1932-2002. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70968742 ...

Chase, Stuart, 1888-1985

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Economist and author. From the description of Stuart Chase papers, 1907-1978 (bulk 1931-1955). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981114 Stuart Chase, b. 1888, d. 1985, economist, author, and member of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "brain trust." Robert D. Williamson, editor-in-chief at Silver, Burdett and Co., Newark, N.J. Lola Kovener, autograph seeker who posed as a secretary. From the description of Letters to Robert D. ...

Mack, Miller, and Candle Company.

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Schlink, F. J. 1891-

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