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Staff memos and correspondence. 1950s

 File — Box: 0078.06, Folder: 02
Identifier: 0078.06.02

Scope and Contents

1953 January 8 to Dr. C.J. Dadswell (English Steel Corp. from Erwin Loewy (typed carbon reflects on “new administration cut on foreign supplies” and heavy steel castings) 1953 January 9 to Erwin Loewy from J.B. Chertok (Loewy Construction Co. Inter-Office Memo re: Col. Vaughan and his remuneration) 1953 February to Erwin Loewy from J.B. Chertok (Loewy Construction Co. Inter-Office Memo re: query regarding “Restricted Room” and non citizens, mimeographer office memo attached) 1953 March 21 to Dr. C.J. Dadswell from Erwin Loewy (four typed carbons re: the fight between politicians and military agencies and the castings) 1953 April 8 to Erwin Loewy from Clark (Loewy Construction Co. letterhead) (typed original re: Mr. Carr of Curtiss-Wright, castings in Italy, Generals Miller and Metzger, Hugh Dean and John Wood of Munitions Board) 1953 April 15 to C. Muirhead (English Steel Corp) from Erwin Loewy (typed Carbon re: speeding up delivery and Dr. Dadswell) 1953 June 19 from A. Zeitlin Important Memorandum (re: telegram from Air Force terminating the 8,000 and 20,000 ton press 1953 June 23 to New York Regional Office from F.A. Fielder (mimeograph and Original Attn: Col. Albert W. James re: Maintenance of Board Base Procurement Policy) 1953 July 15 to Erwin Loewy from Alex Zeitlin (two page original re: heavy press program and Kaiser engineers) 1953 July 23 to Erwin Loewy from A. Zeitlin (original and attachment re: Mr. Guttenstein (Loewy Engineering Co. Bournemouth) and meeting Air Force to re-establishing cordial relations) 1953 November 6 to Erwin Loewy from G. Boggio (Inter-Office Memo re: Mr. Fielder’s request for information on Pennsylvania Engineering Corp. Reply is on a small note paper saying only information comes from Thomas Register) 1953 November 10 from A. Zeitlin Office Memorandum re: Exhibition of Models During ASME meeting at Hotel Statler, N.Y.) 1953 November 13 to Erwin Loewy from Emery B. Kerekes (Loewy Construction Inter-Office Memorandum re: report on meeting General Metzger, Contract Change Notification from Air Force for extrusion tooling for 8,000 ton Presses, ASME exhibit of Press Models) 1953 November 24 from F.A. Fielder Office Memorandum (re: Orders for Lukens) 1953 December 8 to Erwin Loewy from A. Zandel (Loewy Construction Comp. letterhead re: Engineering Hours) 1953 December 9 to Erwin Loewy from A. Zeitlin (a note handwritten in green in Ink re: telex to Farrel, also Metzger visit, this note attached to following) 1953 December 9 to A. Zeitlin from Emery B. Kerekes (two page original re: Procurement of 8000 ton presses) 1953 December 15 to Joe Le May (Farrel-Birmingham Co.) (original and two carbons re: 8000 Ton Press) 1953 December 16 from Erwin Loewy Office Memorandum (original and two carbons re: RHODA and phone call from Robert Friend) 1953 December 31 to Fred Fielder from Erwin Loewy (three carbons re: Valves) 1953 December 31 to Dr. J.C. Dadswell from Erwin Loewy (Lake Placid) (typed carbon and handwritten carbon re: castings and cost to repair them) 1954 January 4 to Erwin Loewy from A. Zeitlin (original note re: Krupp press and Vic Brown and to press U.S. Engrs. Vaughan follow up) 1954 January 15 to J.B. Chertok from S. Katzko (Inter-Office Memo re: Katzko Resignation) 1954 February 10 from F.A. Fielder Office Memorandum (mimeograph re: J. LeMay of Farrel-Birmingham production problems with presses) 1954 February 17 from Emery B. Kerekes Office Memorandum (mimeograph re: Staff Meeting) 1954 February 24 from James M. Hoagland (USAF) (seven page mimeograph Re: Report of Monthly Production Status Meeting Relative Loewy Heavy Press Program) 1954 March 9 to Loewy Construction Co. (Empire State Building) from Col. Frederick W. Toomey (USAF) (typed carbon re: Sketches of Components of Cancelled Presses Contract AF 33(038) 18570) 1954 March 11 from Emery B. Kerekes Office Memorandum re: Staff Meeting 1954 March 15 to Erwin Loewy from Emery B. Kerekes (Office Memorandum re: Sketches of Components of Cancelled Presses) 1954 March 19 from Emery B. Kerekes (Office Memorandum re: Agenda for Monthly Production Status Conference – AF, agenda attached) 1954 March 23 to Victor F. Braun (Ladish Drop Forge Co) from Erwin Loewy (typed carbon re: new press for extrusion and forging) 1954 March 29 to Milton Roberts (Loewy Construction Co.) from Erwin Loewy (typed carbon re: visit made to workshop) 1954 March 30 to A. Zeitlin from Erwin Loewy (typed original and carbon re: Cost Estimates) 1954 March 30 to George W. Motherwell (Wyman-Gordon Co.) from Erwin Loewy (typed carbon thank you letter and reference to forgings on heavy press 1954 April 1 to Erwin Loewy from Emery B. Kerekes (typed original re: 75,000 Ton Press Model) 1954 April 1 to Erwin Loewy from Emery B. Kerekes (typed original re: Demand For Drawings and Reproduction Rights by AF) 1954 April 2 to Erwin Loewy from Milton Roberts (typed original re: Major Wood meeting) 1954 April 5 to Jack Chertock from Erwin Loewy (typed carbon Inter-Office Memo re: return of drawings by Air Force and Army) 1954 April 5 to Erwin Loewy from Emery B. Kerekes (typed original Memo re: Letters from General Putt and Clark Vaughan 8,000 extrusion press For U.S. Engineers) 1954 April 13 to Erwin Loewy from A. Zeitlin (typed original re: Change Order 25 – LC/A-1119 - MAJOR, Change Order #18 – Lc?A-1120 – MINOR, U.S. Steel Corporation, Mr. Fleissig) 1954 April 15 to Erwin Loewy from E.B. Kerekes (typed original re: problems concerning policy) 1954 April 16 to Erwin Loewy from A. Tesmen (handwritten original Inter-Office Memo re: Mr. Peschl, Olin not forthcoming, this note attached to following) 1954 April 16 to E. Kerekes from A. Tesmen (typed carbon re: Mr. E. Ruhe and Specifications) 1954 April 20 from E.B. Kerekes (typed mimeograph re: inspection tour of site at Wyman-Gordon plant) 1954 April 23 to Louis D. Srybnik (S & S Machinery Co) from Erwin Loewy (typed carbon re: Moskovics, Wyman-Gordon, Portland Plant) Same as previous (typed carbon re: Heavy Press Program and resident Air Force Representatives) (two copies of each of the previous two letters) 1954 April 23 to S. Volyn (Portland Machine Tool Works) from Erwin Loewy (two copies of two page invitation to visit) 1954 April 23 to Erwin Loewy (a typed note re: invitation letters to Mr. Volyn and Mr. Descheneaux and need for certain procedure) 1954 April 28 to Fred Fielder from Erwin Loewy (note from the desk of E.L. re: a query about different price and delivery date for 8,000 ton press and tie rods manufactured by Erie Forge, this note is attached to 5/11/54 Inter- Office Memorandum) 1954 May 2 to F. Fielder from Erwin Loewy (Memorandum from the desk of E.L. re: Major and Minor platens on same Memorandum is Fielder’s reply, handwritten) 1954 May 3 to SPIDEM from Erwin Loewy (copy of cable “Boudreau hold all Robert shipments until further notice”, this is attached to Memo 5/9/54) 1954 May 9 to F. Fielder from Erwin Loewy (Memorandum from the desk of E.L. handwritten note re: Gen. Metzger not Lou Metzger reply is handwritten and mentions Crossheads) 1954 May 9 to F. Fielder from Erwin Loewy (Memorandum from the desk of E.L. (handwritten query re: shipments from France and Fulton programing, reply 5/10/54 handwritten in blue ink ) 1954 May 11 to Erwin Loewy from F.A. Fielder (typed original Inter-Office Memo re: 8,000 ton presses being made by Farrel with tie rods by Erie Forge) 1954 May 15 to Leon Mollick from Erwin Loewy (handwritten note re: copies of New York University reports, attached to 5/18/54 note from Mollick) 1954 May 17 to E. Loewy from F.A. Fielder (Inter-Office Memo re: Karl Koehn) 1954 May 18 to E. Loewy from Leon Mollick (typed Inter-Office Memo re: New York University Research Division flat container studies) 1954 May 31to Fred Fielder from Erwin Loewy (handwritten note re: query if Fulton completed work, reply in blue ink June 1) 1954 May 31 to F. Fielder from E. Loewy (handwritten note re: query Farrel’s Delivery of 8000 presses, reply in flue ink June 1) 1954 June 8 to F.A. Fielder, A.G. Formel, B.L. Lane, A. Zandel from Emery B. Kerekes (Office Memoradum re: agenda for Air Force meeting, agenda Attached) 1954 July 23 from A. Zeitlin (mimeographed Office Memorandum re: resigna- Tion of A.G. Formel and appointment of F.A. Fielder as Head) 1954 July 26 to E. Loewy from A. Zeitlin (typed Inter-Office Memorandum re: matter of Mr. Formel) 1954 July 27 to A. Zeitlin from Emery B. Krekes (mimeograph re: Visit to Wright Field on July 26, 1954 and ROBERT Press) 1954 October 19 to F. Fielder, A. Zeitlin from E. Loewy (typed carbon re: White and Moore bankruptcy) 1955 January 18 to E. Loewy from J.B. Chertok (Inter-Office Memo re: agreement With Mr. Rowinski) 1955 February 17 to M. Karkocka from E.B. Kerekes (note to inform Mr.Loewy “that chances look good on the Tooling”) 1955 March 7 to Loewy Engineering Co. (Bournemouth) from Erwin Loewy (typed carbon re: 35,000 ton press) 1955 March 18 to E. Loewy from Emery B. Kerekes (typed original re: Wyman- Gordon Exhibit at SAE Meeting) 1955 March 23 to All Employees from A. Zeitlin (mimeograph re: Vist to Wyman-Gordon – North Grafton Plant) 1955 March 30 to David C. Allison (“Business Week”) from E. Loewy (typed Carbon re: Heavy Press Program) 1955 March 31 to A.H. Swift (Wyman-Gordon) from E. Loewy (typed carbon re: Eric T. Vogel photography) 1955 April 4 to Robert W. Stoddard (Wyman-Gordon) from E. Loewy (typed carbon re: regret in not visiting plant) 1955 April 19 to George Motherwell (Wyman-Gordon) from Erwin Loewy (typed carbon re: enclosed Photostat of telegram from Dick Trimback, the telegram is attached) 1955 May 23 to E. Loewy from A. Fleissig (typed carbon re: LCC Orders for Containers) 1955 May 24 to Fleissig from E.L. (handwritten note re: query about containers) 1955 November 17 to E. Loewy from P. Ullman (Inter-Office Memo Re: Loewy Construction Company and the CPFF contract 579 for heavy Presses) 1955 November 17 to F.A. Fielder (little typed note attached to following) 1955 November 17 from F.A. Fielder (Mimeograph Office Memorandum re: Staff Meeting November 21) 1955 November 30 to Erwin Loewy from J.L. Lebach (two page typed original re: request for different reference materials, “ALBERT”, Olin Mathieson specifications, National Forge, “FLACO”, Curtiss-Wright Corp.) 1955 December 6 to Arthur Moosen from Erwin Loewy (typed carbon re: Robert Perry and erection of presses) 1955 December 20 to Erwin Loewy from Robert W. Stoddard (Wyman-Gordon) (typed original re: album of photographs of 35,000 ton press and 50,000 ton press operation) 1956 January 10 from F.A. Fielder (mimeograph Office Memorandum re: Staff Meeting January 11)

Dates

  • Creation: 1928-1959

Creator

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Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.

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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