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Construction industry.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings DO NOT USE

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Cornell University building contract files

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924079241927]
Identifier: 2684
Scope and content Includes correspondence to Louis A. Missillier from J.S. Peck, vice president of Crowell and Little Construction Company, concerning compensation to Missillier for work on Mennen Hall, and Sigma Phi and Psi Upsilon fraternities (1929-1934); Missillier's union dues book and working card (United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 11, Cleveland); large notebook with labor estimates and payroll accounts (1932-1934); purchase orders, monthly cost sheets, subcontractors'...
Dates: 1929-1934.

Edward A. Shay articles

 Collection — Manuscript box 67 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065253183]
Identifier: 4885
Scope and content

Two articles: "Minority Contractors in the Construction Industry," and "Sidestepping Problems an American Company May Face in Developing Projects Overseas."

Dates: 1977-1982.

Gordon Fisher papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 16-4-1432
Scope and content Papers include correspondence relating to aims and implementation of the proposed Civilian Industrial Technology Program and to hearings concerning legislation creating the program, and research suggestions and proposals. Also, Fisher's master file documenting an effort in 1961 and 1962 to bring a water pollution control facility for the northeast region to Cornell. (The facility eventually went to Harvard University.) Also, visual material concerning the history of transportation,...
Dates: 1961-1963.

John Bryant Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6972m
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of John Bryant. Included are training manuals for affirmative action implementation, correspondence from the Minority Employment Service, union pamphlets, and proposals for training programs in the Ithaca-Cortland area.

Dates: 1970-2013

Leo Grebler publications

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4371
Scope and content

Books and articles by Leo Grebler on subjects including housing development, housing finance, housing policy, residential construction, and real estate investment.

Dates: 1940-1981.