Consumer Reports. Madeline Ross papers, 1940-1965
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Summary
- Creator:
- Consumer Reports (Firm)
- Abstract:
- Madeline Ross was a chemical engineer who served as Technical Editor, Assistant Director and a member of the Board of Directors at Consumers Union. Collection consists of clippings and correspondence that document Ross's career at Consumer Reports. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
- Extent:
- 0.2 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.11827
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of clippings and correspondence that document Ross's career at Consumer Reports.
- Biographical / historical:
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Madeline Ross was a chemical engineer who served as Technical Editor, Assistant Director and a member of the Board of Directors at Consumers Union. Ross was born in 1915 in Hungary and emigrated to the United States as a child. She joined Consumers Union in 1938 and was named Technical Editor in 1939. Ross was elected to the Board of Directors in 1943 and served as editor of Consumer Reports and provided expert testimony to government agencies until her retirement in 1957. She died in California in 1965.
- Acquisition information:
- The Consumer Reports. Madeline Ross 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, Aug. 2021
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2019-0130.
- Arrangement:
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Organized alphabetically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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