Benjamin M. Schowe, Sr., Papers

Title: Benjamin M. Schowe, Sr., Papers
Abstract: The Papers of Benjamin Marshall Schowe, Sr.
URI / Handle The Papers of Benjamin Marshall Schowe, Sr. consists of 28 boxes (14.5 linear feet) which includes correspondence and personal papers. The collection is dated from 1912 to 1977and includes approximately 30,000 pages of correspondence and some 10,000 pagesof manuscripts and notebooks. A large amount of this collection focuses on the problems in Deaf peoplelives such as employment and education and many papers discuss Schowepersonal philosophies. The bulk of materials are dated from his years with Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. Only two boxes of this collection have been digitized. The digital collection focuses on recruiting, promotion, insurance, and discrimination related to Deaf people and employment from 1920 through 1975.

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WPA Regulations: Akron Committee Finally Gets to the Source of Discrimination (The Frat, March 1940)
WPA Rulings (The Frat, February 1940)
A Yardstick for Physical Standards, Lieut. General Lewis B. Hershey, Director of Selective Service, no date

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Letter from Benjamin M. Schowe to Petra Fandrem Howard, November 24, 1944 benjaminschowe:645 8
Letter from L.K. Urquhart, Managing Editor of the Factory Management and Maintenance Magazine, to Benjamin M. Schowe, July 31, 1946 benjaminschowe:630 8
Letter from Benjamin M. Schowe to Marcus Kenner, April 18, 1940 benjaminschowe:849 8
Telegram from Benjamin M. Schowe to E.R. Abernathy, January 12, 1940 benjaminschowe:129 8
Letter from L.R. Warren to Benjamin M. Schowe, November 5, 1950 benjaminschowe:341 8
Letter from S.E. Williams, Superintendent, to Franz L. Ascher, Chairman of the National Association of the Deaf, April 12, 1935 benjaminschowe:149 8
Letter from Benjamin M. Schowe to L.F. Taylor, Field Agent for Vocational Rehabilitation, January 28, 1943 benjaminschowe:258 8
Letter from G.F. Johnson, Attorney, to Benjamin M. Schowe, May 31, 1943 benjaminschowe:1107 8
Letter from the Special Committee on W.P.A. Employment to August Valentine, March 28, 1940 benjaminschowe:806 8
Letter from Margarette B. Helmle to Benjamin M. Schowe, May 5, 1941 benjaminschowe:511 7

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