Estabrook. F. R.

Contains the personal and professional papers of F. Reed Estabrook, businessman in the plastics field.

Foster Grant (Firm)

Foster Grant was an American plastics molding and manufacturing firm specializing in eyewear. Originally founded in 1919 by Sam Foster to produce ladies hair accessories, the first piece of eyewear sold in 1929 at the Woolworth in Atlantic City. Collection contains company publications and sales materials including a training binder from the 1970s containing photographs and handwritten directions on how to create an epoxy mold; and photographs of die molds, Foster Grant products from World War II and sales displays.

Johnson, Frank A., 1908-

Papers of the American business executive, President of Endicott-Johnson Corporation. Correspondence (1957-1963); personnel material (1926-1965); business records (1889-1965); clippings, and photographs. Personnel material includes correspondence, manuscripts, reports, and published material relating to employees of Endicott-Johnson Corporation; production records include correspondence, manuscripts, reports, blueprints, sketches, and financial reports of the shoe manufacturer.

Abrams, Frank W. (Frank Whittemore), 1889-1976

Papers of the American executive. Abrams graduated from Syracuse University (Engineering) in 1912, shortly thereafter joined Standard Oil of New Jersey where he served as Director (1940) and Chairman of the Board (1946-1954). Papers include correspondence (1953-1961); a transcript of recorded reminiscences of Abrams by the Columbia University Oral History Project Office; photographs; and published materials, including articles by and about Abrams, clippings, and printed speeches.

Conley, Fred (Fay Oliver)

Clippings, memorabilia, photographs of the American plastics pioneer.