Title: Edward L. Cushman Collection

Genre: Papers

Dates: 1954-1963

Size: .25 linear foot, 1/2 manuscript box

ID#: 290

OCLC:

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The papers in Part 3 of the Edward L. Cushman Collection consist primarily of correspondence, clippings and other printed material related to his career with American Motors Corporation (AMC) and the revolutionary 1961 contract he negotiated with the UAW, giving production employees the first profit-sharing and stock plan in the auto industry.

 

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Box 1

 1. AMC Director of Industrial Relations appointment; corres., 1954

 2. AMC promotion to Vice President; corres., 1955

 3. AMC-UAW profit-sharing contract; clippings, Aug-Oct 1961

 4. AMC-UAW profit-sharing contract; correspondence, 1961-62

 5. AMC-UAW profit-sharing contract; press releases, Jul-Aug 1961

 6. AMC-UAW profit-sharing contract; publications, 1961-62

 7. Gomon, Josephine; corres., 1959-62

 8. Higgins, Msgr. George; corres., 1961-62

 9. Miscellaneous correspondence and articles, 1959-63

 10. Progress sharing; U. S. News & World Report story & corres. re, 1962

 11. Witte, Edwin and Florence; corres., 1959-62

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