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Uniroyal Collection, 1919-2017

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 255

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.

Related Materials

UHC358: Jack Zais Uniroyal Collection, 1898-2013

Eau Claire Mss CB: Uniroyal, inc. Eau Claire plant records, 1917-1990

Reference Code

UHC255

Processing Note

Reprocessed by Colleen McFarland in May 2006. Additional material added by Danielle Schroeder in March 2015.

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

Contact:
Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
103 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire WI 54701 United States
715-836-2739