Records, 1939-1967.

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Records, 1939-1967.

Records of a hardwood veneer and plywood company in northwestern Wisconsin and of its subsidiaries and associated companies, Splicedwood Corporation, Chequamegon Forest Products, and F.A. MacDonald Co. Also included is material from founder M.C. McIver's activities in conservative political organizations and manufacturers associations which document their anti-Communist ideas, opposition to unions, and efforts to affect national trade policy and limit the importation of Japanese plywood.

36.4 c.f. (27 record center cartons and 25 archives boxes)474 photographs, and.8 negatives; plus.additions of 8 drawings, and.1 film strip.

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Northern Hardwood and Pine Manufacturers Association.

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Northland College (Ashland, Wis.)

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In 1979, Northland College, assisted with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, began to document ethnic traditions. The focus of their search was people of Scandinavian, Finnish, East European and Native American descent. They looked within a 60-radius of Ashland, Wisconsin and Hancock, Michigan. The result is over 100 hours of interviews and music recorded from regional ethnic performers in addition to folk music collections, books, bibliographies, reference guides and photographs. ...

Chequamegon Forest Products.

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National Association of Manufacturers (U.S.)

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The National Association of Manufacturers (N.A.M.) was organized in January 1895 as a political lobbying organization representing the interests of America's manufacturers who wanted to maintain a high protective tariff. By the beginning of the twentieth century, N.A.M. sought to curtail the power of organized labor and maintain the open shop. During the New Deal period and World War II, N.A.M. became a significant force in the Republican coalition seeking to decrease the growing role of the sta...

Penokee Veneer Company.

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McIver, Marion C.

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Wisconsin Manufacturers' Association

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Prittie, Richard J.

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McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957

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Hardwood Plywood Institute.

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National Lumber Manufacturers Association

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Northern Hemlock & Hardwood Manufacturers Association.

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O'Konski, Alvin E. (Alvin Edward), 1904-1987

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Splicedwood Corporation.

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Wiley, Alexander, 1884-1967

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United States senator. From the description of Reminiscences of Alexander Wiley : oral history, 1964. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309727713 Alexander Wiley (b. May 26, 1884, Chippewa Falls, Wis.-d. May 26, 1967, Germantown, Pa.), U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, graduated from the University of Wisconsin law school. After serving as district attorney of Chippewa County, Wisconsin, he was engaged in non-political pursuits until elected as a ...

F.A. McDonald Co.

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Veneer Association

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Republican Party

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