Consumer Reports. Charles Cavagnaro papers, 1965-1978
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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. Charles Cavagnaro served as a Director with the U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs and later in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The Charles Cavagnaro papers include clippings, correspondence, reports, statements and other printed materials relating to Cavagnaro's work on consumer education and protection with the Office of Consumer Affairs and the President's Committee on Consumer Interests. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
- Extent:
- 0.6 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.11826
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Charles Cavagnaro papers include clippings, correspondence, reports, statements and other printed materials relating to Cavagnaro's work on consumer education and protection with the Office of Consumer Affairs and the President's Committee on Consumer Interests.
- Biographical / historical:
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Consumer Reports is a product testing and consumer advocacy nonprofit organization based in Yonkers, N.Y., founded in 1936. Charles Cavagnaro served as a Director with the U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs and later in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Cavagnaro also served on the Advisory Committee for Consumers Union's Center for the Study of Consumer Movements.
- Acquisition information:
- The Consumer Reports. Charles Cavagnaro papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2019.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Richard Collier, Mar. 2020;
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2019-0130
- Arrangement:
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Organized into the following series: General Files; Office of Consumer Affairs; President's Committee on Consumer Interests.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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