Consumer Reports Archives records, 1924-2015 and undated

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Summary

Creator:
Consumer Reports (Firm)
Abstract:
Consumer Reports is a product testing and consumer advocacy nonprofit organization based in Yonkers, N.Y., founded in 1936. The Consumer Reports Archive was first established in 1972 as the Center for the Study of Consumer Movements. Collection includes correspondence, forms, photographs, policy and procedure statements and other printed materials that pertain to the operation support activities of the Consumer Union Archives. Included are files relating to archival administration and records management for the organization, reference requests and reference files relating to exhibit planning, Consumers Union and consumer movement history, and photocopied materials for individual research requests on various subjects. Organization resources include staff biographies; collection finding aids, indexes, and inventories; card and microfiche files. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
Extent:
15.0 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11772

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes correspondence, forms, photographs, policy and procedure statements and other printed materials that pertain to the operation support activities of the Consumer Union Archives. Included are files relating to archival administration and records management for the organization, reference requests and reference files relating to exhibit planning, Consumers Union and consumer movement history, and photocopied materials for individual research requests on various subjects. Organization resources include staff biographies; collection finding aids, indexes, and inventories; card and microfiche files. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.

Biographical / historical:

Consumer Reports is a product testing and consumer advocacy nonprofit organization based in Yonkers, N.Y., founded in 1936. The Consumer Reports Archive was first established in 1972 as the Center for the Study of Consumer Movements. It was staffed until 1981 when it closed due to recession-era finances. It re-opened on a part-time basis in 1986, largely to support Consumers Union's 50th anniversary activities. In 1987 the recommendations of a consultant led to the reorganization of the Archive to focus more narrowly on Consumers Union activities and staff.

Acquisition information:
The Consumer Reports Archives records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2019.
Processing information:

Processed by Richard Collier, Sept. 2019.

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2019-0130

Arrangement:

Organized into the following series: Office Files; Collection Guides; Staff and Affiliate Biographies; and Reference Card Files.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects

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Subjects:
Consumer advocacy
Names:
John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History

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[Identification of item], Consumer Reports Archives records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.