Papers, 1910-1972.

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Papers, 1910-1972.

Papers of Sinclair Weeks, businessman and politician. Includes correspondence, speeches, and other materials related to his activities as mayor of Newton, Mass., as a member of the Republican Party, as a United States senator, and as a member of the United States Dept. of Commerce. Also includes papers related to his business career and his work at Barton & Reed and United-Carr Fastener Corporation, as well as financial papers and personal letters. Correspondants include Sherman Adams, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and John Wingate Weeks.

90 boxes and 1 portfolio.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7119477

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Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was leader of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II, commander of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and the thirty-fourth president of the United States, from January 20, 1953, to January 20, 1961. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas, the third son of David Jacob Eisenhower, a railroad worker, and Ida Elizabeth Stover. In 1891, the family moved to Abilene, Kansas, where David accepted a job at a local creamery run by ...

Adams, Sherman, 1899-1986

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United States. Congress. Senate

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Reed & Barton

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Silversmiths, Taunton, Mass. The firm's history can be traced back to Babbitt & Crossman (1824-1829) which was succeeded by Crossman, West & Leonard. One year later this firm was succeeded by the Taunton Britannia Manufacturing Co. In 1837 this firm became Leonard, Reed & Barton, and this was succeeded in 1840 by Reed & Barton. From the description of Records, 1828-1931 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 17266330 From the description ...

Weeks, Sinclair, 1893-1972

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Government executive. From the description of Reminiscences of Sinclair Weeks : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122527294 Weeks was born in West Newton, Mass., the son of John Wingate Weeks. He was graduated from Harvard University in 1914. From 1914 to 1923 he was with the First National Bank of Boston. In 1923 he joined the firm of Reed & Barton, silversmiths, of Taunton, Mass. In 1929 he became a Dire...

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Weeks, John W. (John Wingate), 1860-1926

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John Wingate Weeks (April 11, 1860-July 12, 1926) was an American politician in the Republican Party. He served as a United States Representative for Massachusetts from 1905 to 1913, as a United States Senator from 1913 to 1919, and as Secretary of War from 1921 to 1925. Weeks was born and raised in Lancaster, New Hampshire. He received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1881, and served two years in the United States Navy. Weeks made a fortune in banking during the...

United States. Department of Commerce

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United-Carr Fastener Corporation.

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Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

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