Papers, 1910-1979.

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Papers, 1910-1979.

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Correspondence, speeches, articles, book reviews, clippings, and scrapbooks relating primarily to Warne's work with the Consumers Union of the United States and other consumer groups, 1924-1979, and to his teaching positions at the University of Pennsylvania, 1924-1930, and at Amherst College, 1930-1969. Other agencies and subjects covered include American Civil Liberties Union, cooperative leagues, International Organization of Consumers Unions, political organizations, labor groups, workers' schools, and advertising during World War II. Scrapbooks pertain to his Ithaca, N.Y. high school years, retirement from Amherst College in 1969, his 75th birthday, and his retirement from Consumers Union, 1979. Family papers, 1910-1977, include letters, estate papers, genealogy, school and college records, financial papers, and other miscellaneous items.

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University of Pennsylvania.

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The Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania was part of the Towne Scientific School until 1920, when a separate School of Fine Arts was established, teaching architecture and other fine arts. Teaching staff and courses of instruction of the Towne Scientific School, Department of Architecture were listed in the Catalogue of the University of Pennsylvania. The School of Fine Arts published its teaching staff, regulations, courses of study, competitons and, in some years, curre...

Amherst College

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Founded in 1821, Amherst College developed out of the secondary school Amherst Academy. The college was originally suggested as an alternative to Williams College, which was struggling to stay open. Although Williams survived, Amherst was formed and diverged into its own institution....

Warne, Colston E. (Colston Estey), 1900-1987

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Economist. From the description of Reminiscences of Colston E. Warne : oral history, 1971-1981. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 269254307 Warne, professor of economics at Amherst College, was the first president of Consumers Union, holding office from 1936 to 1980. From the description of Papers, 1910-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155541379 ...

Consumers union of United States

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Collecting area: Records of Consumers Union. Will also accept papers and records of other consumer groups or activists. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155542334 ...

American Civil Liberties Union

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Founded in 1920 in New York City by Roger Baldwin and others; the ACLU was an outgrowth of the American Union Against Militarism's National Civil Liberties Bureau, which in 1920 changed its name to the American Civil Liberties Union. From the description of Collection, 1917- (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 42740878 The Southern Women's Rights Project (SWRP) located in Richmond is affiliated with the American Civil Liberties Union. The project deal...

International Organization of Consumer Unions.

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