Records. 1916-1985.

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was leader of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II, commander of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and the thirty-fourth president of the United States, from January 20, 1953, to January 20, 1961. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas, the third son of David Jacob Eisenhower, a railroad worker, and Ida Elizabeth Stover. In 1891, the family moved to Abilene, Kansas, where David accepted a job at a local creamery run by ...

United States

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Idaho became a state on July 3, 1890 with post offices being established as early as 1876. From the guide to the Franklin County, Idaho Post Office Location Records, 1876-1945, (Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives) These photographs document Region 4, started in 1910, of the US Forest Service, covering Utah, Nevada, Southern Idaho, and Western Wyoming. From the guide to the US Forest Service Photograph Collection., 19...

Groves, Leslie R. (Leslie Richard), 1896-1970

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Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves Jr. (17 August 1896 – 13 July 1970) was a United States Army Corps of Engineers officer who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project, a top secret research project that developed the atomic bomb during World War II. The son of a U.S. Army chaplain, Groves lived at various Army posts during his childhood. In 1918, he graduated fourth in his class at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and was commissioned into the ...

Eastman Kodak Company

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Kodak, short for Eastman Kodak Company is a multinational technology company based in the United States. It was founded by George Eastman in 1888. Kodak is widely known for and internationally renowned for its photographic film products. It was one of the foremost photographic film businesses of the 20th Century. In 2009 as part of a major global restructuring programme, Kodak generously donated its research department's library to DMU Archives and Special Collections. T...

Becker, Neal Dow, 1883-1955

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Watson, Thomas John, 1874-1956

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Thomas John Watson (February 17, 1874 – June 19, 1956) was an American businessman who served as the chairman and CEO of IBM. He oversaw the company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956. He turned the company into a highly effective selling organization, based largely on punched card tabulating machines. A leading self-made industrialist, he was one of the richest men of his time and was called the world's greatest salesman when he died in 1956....

Edison Electric Institute

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American society of mechanical engineers

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Steinkraus, Herman W., 1890-1974

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American Petroleum Institute.

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Gainsbrugh, Martin R. (Martin Reuben), 1907-1977

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Gainsbrugh (1908-1977) joined the National Industrial Conference Board (later the Conference Board) in 1939 and was named its chief economist in 1943. He was senior vice president from 1967 until his retirement in 1973. Gainsbrugh was a proponent of the "National Dividend Plan," a proposal to redistribute corporate income taxes to individual voters. From the description of Papers, 1951-1978. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 30608423 ...

Pew, J. Howard (John Howard), 1882-1971

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A private trust company and successor to the Pew Memorial Foundation, the Glenmede Trust Company was chartered in 1956 to administer three Pew family trusts. By the mid-1980s Glenmede's dual identity, as both for-profit financial management company and not-for-profit philanthropic institution, proved unwieldy. In 1987 the not-for-profit activities were spun off as The Pew Charitable Trusts, thereby establishing an identity separate from the the Glenmede Trust Company. J. Howard Pew served on the...

Economic Advisory Council.

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National Board of Fire Underwriters

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American Electric Railway Association

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National Association of Wool Manufacturers

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The purpose of this association, headquartered in Boston, was to provide a unified voice, particularly on tariff policy, for the industry. Although not the only organization representing the wool manufacturers, the passage of the National Industrial Recovery Act with a required code of trade practices for the wool textile industry brought over 90% of wool manufacturers under this group. The NAWM structure was revised in 1933 and divided into groups for each particular section of woo...

Rubber Manufacturers Association (U.S.)

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General Electric Company

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Founded 1892. Corporate interests include: Broadcasting; Electric Components; Household Appliances; Lighting Equipment; Motors; Telecommunications; Electromedical Industry. From the description of Technical records. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84865339 Founded 1892. From the description of General Electric Company in Camden, N.J., collection, 1878-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979711 Schenectady, NY. From the description of Electr...

Cooke, Morris Llewellyn, 1872-1960

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Chairman, President's Water Resources Policy Commission. From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1948-1951. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122543852 Consulting engineer. Cooke served in many government capacities during Roosevelt's terms as New York Governor and as President. From the description of Papers, 1910-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155522103 ...

Romney, George W., 1907-1995

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Romney Associates was the unit established by George Romney and his campaign staff in his quest of the Republican nomination for President in 1968. This unit was responsible for research, speech writing, press and public relations, scheduling and travel arrangements, and responding to the governor's out-of-state correspondence. From the description of George W. Romney/Romney Associates subgroup, 1963-1968 (bulk 1967-1968). (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 79295968 ...

Marshall Plan

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Associated Corn Products Manufacturers.

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National Erectors Association (U.S.)

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Williams, Langbourne M., 1872-1931

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United States. National Recovery Administration

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Alexander, Magnus W. (Magnus Washington), 1870-1932

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Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of the United States

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American iron and steel institute

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The American Iron and Steel Institute is the major trade association of the U.S. iron and steel industry. From the description of Corporate records, 1908-1991. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122558635 The American Iron and Steel Institute is the major trade association for the U.S. iron and steel industries. From the description of Executive officer files, 1917-1993. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122567893 The Ame...

National Association of Manufacturers (U.S.)

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The National Association of Manufacturers (N.A.M.) was organized in January 1895 as a political lobbying organization representing the interests of America's manufacturers who wanted to maintain a high protective tariff. By the beginning of the twentieth century, N.A.M. sought to curtail the power of organized labor and maintain the open shop. During the New Deal period and World War II, N.A.M. became a significant force in the Republican coalition seeking to decrease the growing role of the sta...

National Electric Light Association

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Burroughs Corporation

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The collection contains manuals for a number of different Burroughs computer systems, including the B6700, the B7000/B6000/B5000 families, and large systems in general. They concentrate on the programming languages (ALGOL and COBOL), but also contain primers on CANDE, WFL, and the DMSII system. From the guide to the Burroughs Corporation records. Product literature., 1910-1984, (Bulk: 1961-1982), (University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute. [cbi]) The HOBO ...

Ford motor company

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When Ford Motor Company was founded in 1903, Alexander Y. Malcolmson was elected the Company's first treasurer, but his assistant James Couzens actually managed financial functions. People holding the position of Ford Motor Company treasurer from 1903 to 1955 included Alexander Y. Malcolmson, 1903-1906; James J. Couzens, 1906-1915; Frank L. Klingensmith, 1915-1921; Edsel B Ford, 1921-1943; B. J. Craig, 1943-1946; and L. E. Briggs, 1946-1955. In 1903, the business office was in a small building o...

Merritt, Walter Gordon, 1880-1968

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Lawyer, of New York. From the description of Papers, 1915-1924. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20019116 Labor lawyer and author. Walter Gordon Merritt (1880-1968) was the son of a Danbury, Ct. hatshop owner. He graduated from Harvard and went to New York Law School, afterwards becoming a partner in the law firm of Windels, Merritt & Ingrahamat. Merritt had a successful career as a labor lawyer representing management; his most fam...

Waldman, Leo, 1890-1961.

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Nystrom, Paul H. (Paul Henry), 1878-1969

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United States Savings and Loan League

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American Pig Iron Association.

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Anthracite Institute.

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American Malleable Castings Association.

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National Metal Trades Association (U.S.)

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Sun Oil Company

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National Biscuit Company

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The National Biscuit Company was founded in 1898, the product of a merger among the American Biscuit and Manufacturing Company, the New York Biscuit Company, and the United States Baking Company. The new conglomerate was headquartered in New York City with 114 bakeries across the United States. Over the next several decades the company grew by acquiring companies such as the F.H. Bennett Company, maker of Milk-Bone Pet Products, and the Shredded Wheat Company, maker of Triscuit Wafers and Shredd...

Jordan, Virgil, 1892-1965

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Emery, James A. (James Augustan), 1876-1955

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Detroit Board of Commerce

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National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers Association (U.S.)

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National Founders' Association (U.S.)

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Sinclair, John S. (John Stephens), 1897-1972

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Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.

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The Chamber of Commerce of the United States traces its origins to an April 22, 1912, conference of commercial and trade organizations called by President William Howard Taft. The idea was to create an organization that could represent the interests of the business community in Washington. The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America held its first annual meeting on January 21, 1913. During the First World War the Chamber organized more than 400 War Service Co...

Advisory Council on Defense and Post War Reconstruction.

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Dunlop, John T. (John Thomas), 1914-2003

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John Thomas Dunlop was born in Placerville, California, in 1914, and raised in the Philippines where his parents served as missionaries. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1935 and a Ph.D. in 1939, from the University of California, Berkeley. He joined the Harvard faculty in 1938, becoming associate professor of economics in 1945 and full professor in 1950. He chaired the Economics Department from 1961 to 1966. He was appointed Lamont University Professor in 1971. Dunlop was director of the Cost o...

Associated Industries of Massachusetts

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Schwedtman, F. Charles (Ferdinand Charles), 1867-1952

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American Cotton Manufacturers Institute

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United States. Office of Price Administration

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Doris Razook lived in Savannah, Georgia. From the description of Doris Razook ration book, 1943. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 166147794 During World War II the Office of Price Administration (OPA) was the government agency that rationed most consumer goods and regulated their prices. Some of the rationed items included, tires, cars, gas, coffee, meats, and other food stuffs. OPA was in place for the duration of the war and continued operations until 1947...

Reconstruction Finance Corporation

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McElroy, Neil H. (Neil Hosler), 1904-1972

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Business executive, Cabinet officer. From the description of Reminiscences of Neil Hosler McElroy : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86131607 Neil Hosler McElroy (1904-1972), business executive and secretary of defense, was born in Berea, Ohio. He graduated from Harvard University B.A. degree in 1925. He immediately went to work as a junior clerk for the advertising department of Procter and Gamble in Cincinnati, Ohio, an...

Associated Industries of New York State, inc.

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Biographical note: A statewide advocacy group founded in Buffalo, New York, in 1914 and dedicated "to improve the business climate in New York State and to promote the welfare of its members and their employees." With its headquarters in Buffalo since 1914 and Albany since 1962, Associated Industries monitored legislation (e.g. workman's compensation, unemployment insurance, environmental pollution, and cost and quality of education) in order to promote legislation favor...

Edie, Lionel D. 1893-1962.

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National industrial conference board

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The National Industrial Conference Board was established in 1916 by eleven of the United States' major trade associations. The employer representatives attending the NICB's founding convention were seeking to formulate a collective response to the industrial unrest of the World War I era. In its original statement of purpose the NICB claimed that it intended to work to maintain "harmonious relationships between employer and employees and between both labor and government." Even thou...

Association of Casualty and Surety Companies

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American Gas Association

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Fabricant, Solomon, 1906-

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U.S. Consulting Board on Industrial Rationalization.

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Parker, Cola G. (Cola Godden), 1890-1962

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Drew, Walter, 1873-1961

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Lawyer, executive with the National Erector's Association, and counsel for the open shop department of the National Association of Manufacturers. From the description of Walter Drew papers, 1900-1961 [microform] (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 80924028 From the description of Walter Drew papers, 1900-1961. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419318 Walter W. Drew was born September 13, 1873 in Williamston, Michigan. His father,...

National Silk Association.

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National Council for Industrial Defense.

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Advisory Council on Personnel Administration.

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American Paper and Pulp Association

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Vanderlip, Frank A. (Frank Arthur), 1864-1937

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Frank Vanderlip was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, 1897-1901; he also was president of the National City Bank, 1909-1919, when it became the largest bank in the United States. From 1919 to 1924, he traveled extensively in Europe and Japan. From the description of Frank Arthur Vanderlip miscellany, 1883-1920. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64072749 Banker. Vice-President and President of National City Bank for two decades endi...

Magill, Roswell Foster, 1895-1963

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company

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The family firm of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company was established in 1802 and during the 19th century it became one of the United States' most important manufacturers of black powder. In 1902 three younger du Pont cousins: T. Coleman, Alfred I., and Pierre S. took over the company and within three years succeeded in bringing 75% of the American explosives industry (which at that time included black powder, dynamite, and smokeless powder) under their control. During the first decade of the...

Yama Conferences on National Industrial Efficiency (1915- : Napanoch, N.Y.)

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National Safety Council.

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Wilson, Robert E. (Robert Erastus), 1893-1964

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Chemical engineer, businessman, and public official. From the description of Robert E. Wilson papers, 1920-1964 (bulk 1945-1964). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452981 Biographical Note 1893, Mar. 19 Born, Beaver Falls, Pa. 1914 Ph.B., College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio ...

National Association of Cotton Manufacturers and Planters

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American Hardware Association.

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American Insurance Association

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