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J.S. Ferguson Statement on Experiences in Russia

Call Number

TAM.572

Date

1933

Creator

Ferguson, J.S.
Tucker, Merry (Role: Donor)

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet in one folder in a shared box

Language of Materials

Materials are in English

Abstract

J.S. Ferguson was an employee of the American Rolling Mill Company (ARMCO). The collection consists of a statement regarding his expereince working on the Kuznetsk steel plan project in Russia.

Biographical Note

J.S. Ferguson was an employee of the American Rolling Mill Company (ARMCO), who, in July 1931 was granted a leave of absence to accept a commission from the Freyn Engineering Company as blast funace consultant at the Kuznetsk (integrated steel) plant in Russia.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into one folder

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a bound typescript titled "Statement of J.S. Ferguson covering personal experiences in Russia over a period of eighteen months." Dated April 30th 1933, the statement principally describes the Kuznetsk steel plan project, and also contains an organizational and personnel chart. There is an accompanying cover letter to an ARMCO official from October, 1930. The "Statement" contains a detailed technical, social and political analysis of the project, including relations between Communist and non-Communist engineers and other employees and officials, as well as its historical context.

Donors

Tucker, Merry

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archive has no information about copyright ownership for this collection and is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from it. Materials in this collection, which were created in 1933, are expected to enter the public domain in 2053.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; J.S. Ferguson Statement on Experiences in Russia; TAM 572; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Merry Tucker in 2011. The accession number associated with this gift 2011.024.

Collection processed by

Peter Filardo

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Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
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