Papers : of George A. Kerr, 1927-1936.

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Papers : of George A. Kerr, 1927-1936.

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The correspondence of Kerr, an executive in the Philippine Cutch Corporation, contains a great deal of business information as well as personal news and comments on the Philippine economy and government. Among his comments, Kerr discusses: daily life in Zamboanga; vacations in Baguio; and inter-racial marriage between an American man and a Filipino woman; Philippine relations with Japan; and the early success and circulation of Newsweek magazine. With the collection are some financial papers, the draft and a reprint, 1936, of Notes on the filtration of vegetable tannin solutions, a draft of The practical classification of some vegetable tanning material, and a reprint of an address to the American Leather Chemists Association, 1933.

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In 1970 a number of women working in Newsweek's editorial departments complained about sex discrimination; in response Newsweek issued a "Memorandum of Understanding," affirming its commitment to nondiscrimination. From the description of Memorandum, 1973. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007819 Newsweek, Inc. donated its research archive of approximately 3000 linear feet to the Center for American History in 2001. In 1933, concurrent with the magazine's birth, N...

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Philippine Cutch Corp.

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