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Henry Edward Abt papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 37-5-1710

Scope and content

Includes a pamphlet of poems by Henry Abt, entitled MIRRORS OF DREAMLAND, 1926; two unpublished manuscripts entitled "The Movement to Aid Crippled Children" and "A Study of Wholesale Trades under the NRA"; and a thesis.

Dates

1924-1936.

Creator

Abt, Henry Edward, 1904-1962 (Affiliation: (Cornell University Class of 1925)..) (Person)

Biographical / Historical

Henry Abt graduated from Cornell University in 1925. He wrote a HISTORY OF ITHACA. He later worked with the National Recovery Administration, 1934-1936, and was president of Brand Names Foundation, Inc. from 1945 until his death.