Liberty Mutual Insurance Company records, 1952-1993.

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Liberty Mutual Insurance Company records, 1952-1993.

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The records are comprised of pamphlets, brochures, press kits, videotapes, and audiotapes relating to Liberty Mutual Company's efforts to promote automobile safety. The records include an oral history with Charles Sparrell who was an assistant vice president at Liberty Mutual and an engineer on the project. Two "survival cars," also known as "safety cars," a Ford Fairlane and a Chevrolet, are in the collections of The Henry Ford.

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