Publicity files news releases and reports
Scope and Contents
1938 January 12 Loewy Engineering advertisement in “The Iron and Coal Trades Review”, photograph of extrusion presses) 1938 December 7 “Meeting the Demands of British Industry and Defence” Advertisement for the Chesterfield Tube Company, Limited in “The Times” 1940 August “Mechanical Engineering” reprint of “Design of Hydraulic Machinery for Modern Production Demands” by Raynal W. Andrews, Jr. (poor condition) 1941 November “Mechanical Engineering” reprint of paper “Modern Shell Forging and Torpedo Body Production” by Albert B. Cudebec and Erwin Loewy 1941 “New Machine Tools” Office for Emergency Management, Office of Price Administration Price Schedule No. 67 (20 page booklet) 1941 “Machines and Parts” Office of Price Administration Maximum Price Regulation No. 136 (23 page booklet) 1941 Speech by Erwin Loewy given to “Advertising Men’s Post” 1942 November to !942 December 7 from Col. W.T. Clark “Information Obtained During Visit to England (10 page copy) 1950 October 23 “Past and Present Developments and Advances in Hydraulic Press Manufacturing Methods” Two Speeches delivered at the Meeting of The Society of Automotive Engineers, Detroit Section: “Introductory Remarks” by Erwin Loewy, “Recent Advances in Plastic Forming of Metals” by Alexander Zeitlin, “USAF Heavy Press Program …” by Gen. Kenneth B. Wolfe (63 page booklet) 1951 January 2 “New York World-Telegram and Sun” article “Air Force Buys Huge New Presses” (Photostat) 1951 January 2 “Adrian Daily Telegram” Vol. 110, No. 2 article “Adrian Considered as Site for new Air Force Presses” (two Photostats) 1951 January 3 “The New York Times” article “Air Force Orders Big New Presses” 1951 January 18 “New of Industry” article “New Giant Presses Will Speed Plane Production” (two page Photostat) 1951 “A Method for the Determination of Die-Set Dimensions for Closed-Die Forging Presses” prepared by Hydropress, Inc. and Loewy Construction Company (ten page booklet) 1951 “Survey of Die Block Manufacturers” prepared by Loewy Construction Co. (20 page booklet) 1951 “Design Aspects of Large Presses” by Alexander Zeitlin (22 page booklet) 1953 August 23 “U.S. News and World Report” advertisement by Bethlehem Steel “Big Ingot” 1955 March 26 “Business Week” reprint article “The U.S. Catches Up” 1955 June “Machinery” reprint article “Forging Delta Wing Spars on a 35,000- Ton Press” built by Loewy-Hydropress (eight page reprint, water damage) 1955 July “Machinery” article “Steel Production in 1954” (Photograph of Erwin Loewy by a scale model of 50,000-ton hydraulic forging press) 1956 January 8 “New York Times Magazine” reprint “The World’s Biggest Machine” (Loewy’s MAJOR press) 1956 February 26 “The New York Times” article “Giant-Press Man Wants ‘Em Bigger” (article about Erwin Loewy) 1956 February “Fortune” reprint “ “Major” Goes To Work” 1956 October “Product Engineering” reprint “A Review of the Heavy Press Program” (seven page reprint distributed by Loewy) 1956 November 12 Presenting Mr. Erwin Loewy with framed copy of October Issue of “Product Engineering” (two copies of three-page presentation speech) 1956 November 12 Presentation by Mr. Carson of “Product Engineering” of cover October 1956 “Container” (three page presentation speech) 1957 April 21 “The New York Times” article “Missile to Try Out Its Sea Legs” 1957 April 21 “New York Herald Tribune” article “Navy to Get a ‘Motion Simulator’ 1958 October 11 “New York Times” article “Missile Launcher Simulates a Ship” 1959 February 17 “News” Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp. Release (information About Vanguard and Viking launchings) No Date Loewy-Hydropress Division “A matter of record…Loewy’s achieve- ments in missile ground handling and launching equipment” (advertise- ment, two copies) No Date (Photocopy of a memo prepared for the use of introduction of Erwin Loewy, two pages) No Date (Photocopy of a speech given by Erwin Loewy with note “Draft – Not complete or arranged”, eleven pages printed on reverse of personal Stationery)
Dates
- Creation: 1928-1959
Creator
- From the Collection: Loewy, Erwin, 1897-1959 (Person)
- From the Collection: Loewy, Ludwig, 1887 -1942 (Person)
- From the Collection: Linz, Brigitte Dolores Loewy, 1936- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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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