Records. Franchises-Frauds and Rackets (inclusive), 1951-1981.

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Records. Franchises-Frauds and Rackets (inclusive), 1951-1981.

Correspondence, advertisements, articles and clippings, and promotional and supplementary materials on franchises (a single brochure on the subject from the National Better Business Bureau), 1970; Dr. Robert Alan Franklyn, a plastic surgeon performing mainly breast and facial cosmetic surgery, 1951-1981; frauds of various kinds, 1958-1968; and FRAUDS AND RACKETS, a periodical "exposing" fraudulent cures, 1955.

10 folders.

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