Captin Robert Dollar Memorial Award records, 1938-1983

Watson, Thomas J., 1914-1993

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Thomas J. Watson, Jr., was born in New York on Jan. 8, 1914. His parents were Thomas J. Watson, Sr., and Jeanette Kittredge Watson. Watson, Sr. was the founder of International Business Machines (IBM). Thomas J. Watson, Jr., attended the Hun School in Princeton, N.J. He graduated from Brown University in 1937. After traveling in Europe and the Far East in 1937, Watson to went work as a sales representative for IBM. He married Olive Field Cawley in 1941. During World War II, Watson joined the ...

Shultz, George Pratt, 1920-

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George Pratt Shultz was born December 13, 1920, in New York, New York, son of Birl E. and Margaret Pratt Shultz. He married Helena Marie O''Brien in 1946. He received a B.A. in economics from Princeton University in 1942. That same year he joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served until 1945, attaining the rank of Captain. In 1949, he earned a Ph.D. in industrial economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). From 1948 to 1957, he taught in both the MIT Department of Economics and...

Randall, Clarence B. (Clarence Belden), 1891-1967

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Clarence Belden Randall was born on March 5, 1891 in Newark Valley, New York. He received a B.A. from Harvard College in 1912, and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1915. He moved to Michigan to work in the law office of his cousin, William P. Belden. He was admitted to Michigan bar in 1915, and enlisted in Army officers' training program in May 1917. He was commissioned a first lieutenant in August 1917 and posted to Camp Custer, Michigan where he trained enlistees. On August 18, 1917 he marr...

Linder, Harold F.

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Abbink, John, 1890-1958

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Austin, J. Paul 1915-1985

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Wilson, T. A. 1921-1999.

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Sheperd, Howard C. (Howard Cotterill), 1894-1980

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Bechtel, Stephen Davison, 1900-1989

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Dixson, Robert J. (Robert John), 1907-1989

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Farrell, James A. 1901-

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Holman, Eugene, 1895-

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Eugene Holman (1895-1962) was an American geologist and oilman from Texas. He was an executive (director, vice-president, and then president) of Jersey Standard, part of Standard Oil Company, from 1944-1960. He also served on the Petroleum Administration for the War Council during World War II. For more information, see the Handbook of Texas Online article, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/HH/fho37.html From the guide to the Eugene Holman Pa...

Clausen, A.W.

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Shapiro, Irving S. (Irving Saul), 1916-2001

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Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 15 July 1916. Died on 13 September 2001. Education: B.S., Pre-law, University of Minnesota (1939), L.L.B., University of Minnesota (1941). Employment: 1941 Private Practice; 1941-1943 U. S. Office of Price Administration; 1843-1951 U.S. Department of Justice; 1951-1981 E. I. duPont de Nemours and Company, Inc.; 1981-1990 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom. From the description of Oral history interview with Irving S. Shapiro, 1994 December 15. (...

Wolf, George W. (George Wheeler), 1892-1962

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Welles, Sumner, 1892-1961

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Benjamin Sumner Welles (1892-1961) graduated from Harvard University in 1914 and began his diplomatic career in 1915 as Secretary of the United States Embassy in Tokyo. From 1917 to 1919 he served in a similar post in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was Assistant Chief of the Latin American Affairs Division of the Department of State from 1920 to 1921, and Chief of the Division from 1921 to 1922. From 1922 to 1925, he was Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary to the Dominican Republic, an...

Watson, Thomas John, 1874-1956

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Thomas John Watson (February 17, 1874 – June 19, 1956) was an American businessman who served as the chairman and CEO of IBM. He oversaw the company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956. He turned the company into a highly effective selling organization, based largely on punched card tabulating machines. A leading self-made industrialist, he was one of the richest men of his time and was called the world's greatest salesman when he died in 1956....

Swingle, William S., 1891-1973

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William S. Swingle (1891-1973) was the Vice President of the National Foreign Trade Council from 1938 to 1947, then its director and president from 1950 to 1962. From the description of Swingle, William S., 1891-1973 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10610004 ...

Hull, Cordell, 1871-1955

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Cordell Hull was a Tennessee state representative (1893-1897), a judge of the fifth judicial circuit of Tennessee (1903-1906), U.S. Representative for Tennessee (1907-1921, 1923-1931), chairman of the Democratic National Executive Committee (1921-1924), U.S. Senator for Tennessee (1931-1933), Secretary of State in the Cabinet of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1944), and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945. From the description of Cordell Hull letter, 1941 Dec. 12. (Loui...

Wriston, Walter B.

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Walter B. Wriston retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citicorp and its principal subsidiary, Citibank, N.A. on September 1, 1984, after having served as Chief Executive Officer for 17 years and in various other positions with the company for 38 years. Following a year's service as a U. S. State Department officer and a four-year tour with the U. S. Army during World War II, Mr. Wriston joined Citibank in 1946 as a junior inspector in the Comptroller's Division. He was assigned to ...

Fluor, J. Robert, 1921-

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Hoglund, Elis S., 1898-1978.

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Waugh, Samuel C. (Samuel Clark), 1890-1970

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Samuel Clark Waugh (1890-1970) served with First Trust Company in Lincoln, Nebraska, in various capacities, including as President and Director from 1913 to 1961. From 1953 to 1955, Waugh served as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, and from 1953 to ca. 1958, served as Alternate Governor of the International Fund. Also during this time, he was Alternate Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. In 1955, he served as Deputy Under Secretary of State. Fr...

Trippe, J. T. 1899-1981

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Jones, Reginald H. (Reginald Harold), 1917-2003

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Moore, George S. (George Stevens), 1905-

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Blackie, William, 1906-1996

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Brock, William Emerson, 1930-

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William Emerson "Bill" Brock III was born November 23, 1930, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to William E. Brock Jr. and Myra Kruesi Brock. His family owned the Brock Candy Company. He was the grandson of William Emerson Brock I, a Democratic U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1929 to 1931. He received a B.S. from Washington and Lee College in Lexington, Virginia, in 1953 and subsequently served in the U.S. Navy until 1956. He progressed in the Brock Candy Company from assistant in production and contr...

Peterson, Rudolph A., 1904-2003

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Clayton, Will, 1880-1966

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United States assistant secretary and undersecretary of state for economic affairs, 1944-1947. From the description of Will Clayton papers, 1896-1990. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123379390 Will (William Lockhart) Clayton (1880-1966) served as the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs from 1946 to 1947. From the description of Clayton, Will (William Lockhart), 1880-1966 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10575790 Busines...

Kent, Fred I., 1869-1954

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Fred I. Kent (1869-1954) was a banker at the First National Bank of Chicago and Bankers' Trust Company in New York City, and an expert on foreign exchange. During World War I, he was influential in establishing foreign exchange policies between the Allies and after the war focused his efforts on the issues of reparations and the payment of war debt. Kent was also active in numerous semi-public organizations, including the American Bankers Association and International Chamber of Commerce, direct...

Seawell, William T. (William Thomas), 1918-2005

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Herod, W. Rogers (William Rogers), 1898-1974

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Johnston, Eric A. (Eric Allen), 1895-1963

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Motion picture executive. From the description of Reminiscences of Eric A. Johnston : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481310 Material for biographical note taken from "The Eric A. Johnston Story" by Ralph P. Edgerton, 1979. (Copy located in The Westerners, Spokane Corral Records [Ms 141].) Eric Johnston has been described as ambitious, aggressive, and industrious. With a plethora of natural ta...

Kearns, Henry, 1911-1985

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American international finance and business consultant; president and chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United States, 1969-1973. From the description of Henry Kearns papers, 1942-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122587584 ...

Loree, Robert F.

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Thomas, Eugene P. (Eugene Peeples), 1876-1950

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Baldrige, Malcolm, 1922-1987

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Balgooyen, Henry W. (Henry Warren), 1906-1994

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Henry W. Balgooyen, an economist, was with American & Foreign Power Company from 1936-1968. He was an executive vice-president of the company at the time of his retirement. From the description of Papers, 1956-1968. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 29862169 ...

Farrell, James A. (James Augustine), 1863-1943

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National Foreign Trade Council

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The Captain Robert Dollar Memorial Award has been given annually since 1938 at the NFTC's annual convention to the individual "who, in the judgement of a committee to be named by the council, shall have made during the preceding calendar year the most outstanding contribution towards the advancement of the foreign trade of our country." From the description of Captin Robert Dollar Memorial Award records, 1938-1983 (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 164035517 ...

Riley, Edward, 1894-1962

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Hoffman, Paul G. (Paul Gray), 1891-1974

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Businessman and government official. From the description of Papers, 1928-1972. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70944301 ...

Herter, Christian Archibald, 1895-1966

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American statesman; assistant to Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, 1919-1924; secretary of state, 1959-1961. From the description of Christian Archibald Herter miscellaneous papers, 1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123458502 Christian Archibald Herter (1895-1966) was born in Paris, France. He was a diplomat, politician, publisher, editor, and author. In 1959 Herter, who served as governor of Massachusetts during the mid-1950's, was appointed by President Dwight Eisen...

Knox, William E. (William Edward), 1901-1978

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Cornell University Ph.D., 1965. From the description of William E. Knox reports, 1968. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63544631 ...

Rockefeller, David, 1915-2017

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David Rockefeller (born June 12, 1915, New York City – died March 20, 2017, Pocantico Hills, New York) was an American investment banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. He was the oldest living member of the third generation of the Rockefeller family, and family patriarch from July 2004 until his death in March 2017. Rockefeller was the fifth son and youngest child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and a grandson of John D. Rockef...

Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976

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Business executive and U.S. postmaster general 1933-1940. From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1949. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122446088 James A. Farley was a Democratic party leader and a U.S. Postmaster General. From the description of James A. Farley letter, 1971 Feb. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122411243 Politician. From the description of Reminiscences of James Aloysius ...

Grace, J. Peter (Joseph Peter)

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