Reminiscences of William Thompson Lusk : oral history, 1972.

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Reminiscences of William Thompson Lusk : oral history, 1972.

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Tiffany and Lusk family background; education, Groton, and Yale; Tiffany and Co., 1937-1955: expansion of manufacturing and retail trade, personnel, effects of the Depression, closing of Paris office, 1955 stock sale and reorganization under Walter Hoving, upgrading of various departments, franchises for sale of Tiffany silver, publicity innovations, synthetic gems, buying trips to Europe after World war II, memorable sales; THE TIFFANY TOUCH. Impressions of many figures in Tiffany's history including Louis Moore, Walter Hoving.

Miscellaneous papers relating to oral history.

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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Tiffany and Company

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Tiffany and Company was was founded in 1837 by the jeweler Charles Lewis Tiffany. It started as a stationary and fine goods store and named "Tiffany, Young and Ellis" for its three founders. It changed its name in 1853 when Charles Tiffany took control and established the firm's emphasis on jewelry. In addition to jewelry, Tiffany supplied the Union Army with swords, flags and surgical implements during the Civil War and designed the "Tiffany Cross" Medal of Honor in 1919....

Lusk, William Thompson, 1901-1978.

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Corporation executive. From the description of Reminiscences of William Thompson Lusk : oral history, 1972. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309742897 ...

Mojo, Estherbelle,

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