Papers, 1806-1951 (bulk 1870-1951).

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Papers, 1806-1951 (bulk 1870-1951).

The Charles L. Huston Papers consists of Huston's personal papers and some fragmentary Lukens Steel business records.

53 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8340594

Hagley Museum & Library

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Alan Wood Iron and Steel Company

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By-Products Steel Corporation.

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American Liberty League of Pennsylvania.

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Huston, Stewart, 1898-1971

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Stewart Huston was born in Coatesville, Pa., on May 9, 1898, the son of Charles Lukens and Annie Stewart Huston. He attended Haverford College and Lehigh University, where he studied metallurgical engineering. Between 1917 and 1919 he served with the American Expeditionary Force in France. From 1923 to 1932 he worked as a metallurgist at the family's Lukens Steel Company in Coatesville. He was corporate secretary from 1928 to 1963 and vice president from 1951 until his death on August 27, 1971. ...

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Alleghany Ore and Iron Company

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