Uniroyal Collection, 1919-2017
Content Description
The collection consists largely of articles from local newspapers regarding the closing of the plant in 1991. Other materials include photographs of employees and the plant, fragments of employee records and wage information, booklets containing employee agreements and by-laws, and a small collection of correspondence, photographs, and other writings by Sanford Kruger, Factory Manager in the late 1960s and 1970s.
Dates
- Creation: 1919-2017
Creator
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to the public.
Use Restrictions
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright owned by the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.
Biographical/Historical Note
The plant that ultimately became the Uniroyal plant was founded in 1916 by R.B. Gillette as the Gillette Safety Tire Company. In 1940, The United States Rubber Company, later Uniroyal, Inc. purchased Gillette. The plant closed in 1991, following the purchase of Uniroyal Goodrich by Michelin et Cie. For a more detailed history of the Uniroyal plant in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, look at Related Materials: Eau Claire Mss CB: Uniroyal, inc. Eau Claire plant records, 1917-1990.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 record carton, 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Summary
The plant that ultimately became the Uniroyal plant was founded in 1916 by R.B. Gillette as the Gillette Safety Tire Company. In 1940, The United States Rubber Company, later Uniroyal, Inc. purchased Gillette. The plant closed in 1991, following the purchase of Uniroyal Goodrich by Michelin et Cie. Collection contains newspaper articles, photographs, employee agreements and by-laws, some employee records, and a small collection of correspondence, photographs, and other writings by Sanford Kruger, Factory Manager in the late 1960s and 1970s.
Acquisition Information
Donated to Special Collections & Archives, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire prior to March 2006.
Accession Number
93-98, 96-61, 06-110, 10-32, 15-039
Digitized Materials
Portions of this collection exist in an electronic format. Please consult Special Collections and Archives department staff for access.
Reference Code
UHC255
Processing Note
Reprocessed by Colleen McFarland in May 2006. Additional material added by Danielle Schroeder in March 2015.
Subject
- Kruger, Sanford (Person)
- Vatne, Leo W. (Person)
- Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company (Eau Claire, Wis.) (Organization)
- Uniroyal, inc. (Eau Claire, Wis.) (Organization)
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Julie Hatfield
- Date
- May 23, 2024
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire Repository
Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
103 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire WI 54701 United States
715-836-2739
library.archives@uwec.edu