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India Aluminium Industries, 1950s

 File — Box: 0078.05, Folder: 03
Identifier: 0078.05.03

Scope and Contents

1953 February 10 to V.G.G. Nayar (South India) from Erwin Loewy (Empire State Bldg) (carbon copy of letter mentions presses of 25,000 tons for extrusion and 75,000 for forging and a rolling mill for Reynolds Metals acknowledges “The Alind Chronicle”) 1953 April 23 to V.G.G. Nayar from Erwin Loewy (carbon copy reports that visit of B.V.D. Menon will be missed by Loewy due to trip to Europe) 1953 April 23 to K.V. Aiyer (Madras) from Erwin Loewy (carbon copy acknowledges mutually knowing Nayar) 1954 January 19 to V.G.G. Nayar from Erwin Loewy (two page carbon copy acknowledges “Alind Chronicle,” Mr. Menon, order from ALCAN for a press for India) 1954 February 1 to Balkrishna Nevatia (Bombay) from Erwin Loewy (carbon copy mentions a Birla family and New Years greetings) 1954 February 11 to Erwin Loewy from B.K. Nevatia (Bombay) (carbon copy mentions demand for copper and brass sheets and stainless Steel) 1954 February 16 to B.K. Nevatia from Erwin Loewy (two page carbon copy refers to complexity of rolling stainless steel and alternative of aluminum) 1954 September 29 to B.K. Nevatia from Erwin Loewy (two page carbon remarks about rolling aluminum and stainless steel) 1954 September 30 to B.K. Nevatia from Erwin Loewy (two page carbon mentions about rolling strip and rod, Birla) 1954 September 30 to B.M. Birla (London) from Erwin Loewy (two page carbon mentions about Birla’s wish to come to U.S.A. and recommends the Loewy Engineering Co. in London) 1954 November 1 to B.M. Birla (New York) from Erwin Loewy (carbon mentions Birla’s visit to New York and invite to visit Loewy in New offices in Empire State Bldg) 1956 November 27 from B.M. Birla invitation to party at Waldorf-Astoria 1956 December 7 Two photographs: V.G.G. Nayar and his 7 yr. old son 1957 February 4 to V.G.G. Nayar from Erwin Loewy (two carbon copies letter acknowledges New Years card and notification of new address for Loewy-Hydropress, division of Baldwin-Lima- Hamilton) 1957 April 26 & 27 from Aluminium Industries Ltd invitation to Inauguration of its Covered Aluminium Conductors Plant 1959 January 12 to Nayar from Loewy (carbon copy thanking for New Years greetings) No Date Invitation from V.G.G. Nayar re: Alind’s Hirakud Works

Dates

  • Creation: 1928-1959

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 22 Linear Feet (34 boxes, 2 oversize folders)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository

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