Reminiscences of Colston E. Warne : oral history, 1971-1981.

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Reminiscences of Colston E. Warne : oral history, 1971-1981.

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Family background and education: Cornell University, B.A., 1920, M.A., 1921; University of Chicago, Ph. D., 1925; assistant professor of economics, Denver University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Chicago; professor of economics, Amherst College, 1930-1969; founding of Consumer's Research, Washington, New Jersey: strike, 1935-1936; founding of Consumer's Union [CU], 1936, president, 1936-1979: products testing, research, publications, staff, directors, policies, personalities, early growth; recollections of CU directors: Arthur Kallet, Dexter Masters, Wray Smith, Walker Sandbach, Rhoda Karpatkin: publication of "Consumer Reports": issues addressed, publication of test results, growth, reputation; attacks on CU: Dies Committee, 1939-1940, J.B. Matthews, House Committee on Un-American Activities; CU response; Warne, Kallet testimony at Committee hearings; effects on organization; anti-communism and consumers movement; McCarthyism; Jenner Committee investigation; reorganization of CU, 1957: resignation of Arthur Kallet, role of Bernard Reis and Madeline Ross; CU labor relations, founding of Newspaper Guild, union recognition, rules, regulations; relations among CU and other agencies: Consumer Federation of America, International Organization of Consumer Unions, United States Bureau of Standards; political and ideological origins of consumers movement; Thorstein Veblen, Stuart Chase, Wesley Clair Mitchell, Frederick J. Schlink; relations with labor movement, other reform organizations, the American left; growth of consumers movement, 1930-1950, 1960 revival; role of Ralph Nader; new governmental consumer initiatives, 1968-1981; political interests outside consumers movement: American Civil Liberties Union, Brookdale Labor College, League for Industrial Democracy; League for Independent Political Action, Open Road Society; Amherst College: teaching, relations with students, organization of Department of Economics; descriptions of leading figures and organizations in consumers movement.

transcript: 5 v. (801 leaves)

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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