Papers, ca. 1935-1950.

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Papers, ca. 1935-1950.

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Collection consists of correspondence, clippings, copies of speeches, manuscript materials, reports, magazines, books, newspapers, and memorabilia relating to William Jeffers' service as US Rubber Director, 1942-43 and his work as a former president of the Union Pacific Railroad. Also includes original drawings for political cartoons on Jeffers' activities as Rubber Director by Herbert Block, John M. Baer, Hugh M. Hutton and others.

54 boxes (27 linear ft.)6 oversize boxes.

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7409254

University of California, Los Angeles

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United States. Office of the Rubber Director

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Union Pacific railroad company

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Served Oklahoma and other Western states. From the description of Union Pacific collection, 1930-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70972329 The story of the Union Pacific Railroad's involvement with oil and the Tidelands goes back to at least 1911 when the State of California granted the City of Long Beach its tidelands properties for development of commerce, navigation, fisheries, and recreation under a public trust doctine, meaning any development and revenues from such...

Jeffers, William Martin, b. 1876.

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Jeffers was born on Jan. 2, 1876 in North Platte, NE; he left school at age 14 to work for the Union Pacific Railroad; worked his way up the organizational ladder as call boy, clerk, telegrapher, train dispatcher, chief dispatcher, trainmaster of the Green River, WY division, asst. superintendent, then superintendent of the division in 1909; became superintendent of the NE district (1915), general superintendent (1915), and vice-president and general manager (1917); in 1928 he became vice-presid...