Bernard Hoffman papers, 1940-1968.

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Bernard Hoffman papers, 1940-1968.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32321042

Correspondence, minutes, diaries, clippings, published contracts, apprentice standards, and programs relating to Briggs Manufacturing Company and Chrysler (as Briggs became the Automotive Body Division of Chrysler). Important subjects covered in the collection are: apprentice, journeymen, upgraders positions; Federation of Architects, Engineers, Chemists and Technicians; Society of Designing Engineers; International Skilled Trades Council; Joint Apprenticeship Committee.

2 linear ft. (4 boxes)

Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

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SNAC Resource ID: 7339677

Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

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Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

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Federation of Architects, Engineers, Chemists, and Technicians

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Briggs Manufacturing Company.

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Joint Apprenticeship Program (U.S.)

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Society of Designing Engineers.

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Chrysler corporation

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On Jan. 4, 1980, the Chrysler Corp. permanently closed its Hamtramck Assembly Plant, commonly called "Dodge Main", marking the end of nearly 70 years of continuous manufacturing operations at the facility. John Frances and Horace Elgin Dodge were pioneers in the automobile industry, beginning with a machine shop to supply auto plants with parts, working with both Ransom E. Olds and Henry Ford, and eventually building a new plant on a 30 acre site in Hamtramck in 1910. Wanting to build their own ...

Hoffman, Bernard G.

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Steward of Die Design at the Briggs Manufacturing Company between 1940-1967. Member of the Briggs Joint Apprenticeship Committee and Chrysler's Joint Apprenticeship Committee. Secretary and chairman of the Chrysler's Automotive Body Division Union. From the description of Bernard Hoffman papers, 1940-1968. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321042 Bernard G. Hoffman earned a B.A. in 1946 from the University of Montana and a Ph.D. i...