Consumers' Research strike-related materials, 1934-1935
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Summary
- Creator:
- Consumers' Research, Inc.
- Abstract:
- Consumers' Research is an organization focused on consumer advocacy and protection, founded by Frederick Schlink in New York, N.Y. in 1927 as Consumers' Club and incorporated in 1929 as Consumers' Research, Inc. In 1935 a unionization dispute within the organization led to a strike, which resulted in a portion of the staff and management breaking off to form Consumers Union of United States (now Consumer Reports). Collection consists of correspondence between one Lester Anderson of Hayward, Calif. and Consumers' Research, primarily relating to news reports of the strike and Anderson's suggestions concerning what actions Consumers' Research should take. Also included is a pamphlet prepared by Consumers' Research and addressed to subscribers that outlined management's perspective of the strike and related incidents. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.12068
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of correspondence between one Lester Anderson of Hayward, Calif. and Consumers' Research, primarily relating to news reports of the strike and Anderson's suggestions concerning what actions Consumers' Research should take. Also included is a pamphlet prepared by Consumers' Research and addressed to subscribers that outlined management's perspective of the strike and related incidents.
- Biographical / historical:
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Consumers' Research is an organization focused on consumer advocacy and protection, founded by Frederick Schlink in New York, N.Y. in 1927 as Consumers' Club and incorporated in 1929 as Consumers' Research, Inc. In 1935 a unionization dispute within the organization led to a strike which resulted in a portion of the staff and management breaking off to form Consumers Union of United States (now Consumer Reports).
According to Ancestry.com accessed 4/18/2023, a Louis Lester Anderson (1910-1990) lived on Peralta Street in Hayward, Calif. between 1930 and 1940. (https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/family-tree/person/tree/26497036/person/1874559237/facts?_phsrc=CWG392&_phstart=successSource)
- Acquisition information:
- The Consumers' Research strike-related materials were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase from Bolerium Books in 2022.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Richard Collier, Apr. 2023;
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2022-0142.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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