Organization: United States. War Production Board - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 3.0 linear feet (7 boxes)
Abstract:: Reports, correspondence, patent files, reprints of articles, photographs, experiment files, and graphs belonging to Scottish-American rubber chemist David Spence. The materials in this collection document Spence's involvement in Intercontinental Rubber Company's efforts in producing rubber from guayule during the 1920s and 1930s and the Guayule Rubber Project during World War II.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

Extent:: 103 boxes
Abstract:: Lemuel R. Boulware was a leading figure in industrial relations in America during the 1940's and 1950's. As vice-president of General Electric Company with responsibility for public and employee relations, he developed an approach to labor relations that came to be called "Boulwarism." He was also a noted author and lecturer. His papers comprise correspondence, speeches, articles, memos, employee relations materials, photographs, clippings, etc.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Extent:: 277 boxes and 6 items
Abstract:: Ferdinand Eberstadt (1890-1969) was a prominent Wall Street investment banker who also served in several government posts throughout his career. During World War II, he organized the production and distribution of supplies to the United States military through his work with the Army-Navy Munitions Board and the War Production Board, and he was subsequently involved in plans for the reorganization of the armed services and in the development of post-war economic policies. The Eberstadt papers primarily document his extensive career in public service to the United States related to defense and the economy, as well as his career as an investment banker and his personal life, and include correspondence, reports, his writings, and his personal papers.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

Extent:: 7 boxes and 2.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and printed matter of Publishers' Weekly, the periodical published by the R. R. Bowker Company.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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