Alfred W. Lawson books and ephemera, 1890-2000.

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Alfred W. Lawson books and ephemera, 1890-2000.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173694748

Published materials and miscellaneous ephemera concerning Alfred Lawson, a professional baseball player, an aviation pioneer active in the early aircraft industry in the 1910s and 1920s, and founder of "Lawsonomy," a system of economics based on a general critique of science, philosophy, and human relations. Included are materials authored by Lawson, including Lawsonomy textbooks, books about aviation and bound copies of "Fly" magazine; materials concerning the University of Lawsonomy in Des Moines, Iowa, and campuses in other midwestern states; and miscellaneous newsletters, pamphlets, and ephemera. Also included are films of Lawsonomy gatherings and DVDs of interviews with Lawsonomy proponents Marjorie and Merle Hayden.

3.8 c.f.,12 reels of 8 mm film,2 DVDs,1 photograph, and1 poster.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Lawson, Alfred W. (Alfred William), 1869-1954

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After a career in professional baseball, Lawson became interested in aviation and, after settling in Milwaukee in 1917, built an 18-passenger plane that completed a round-trip flight from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. When he was unable to secure sufficient financing to keep his airline solvent he espoused his ideas on economic reform in "Direct Credits for Everybody." From the description of Alfred W. Lawson books and ephemera, 1890-2000. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173694748 ...

Direct Credits Society.

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