Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Dan Gutleben Papers
c.00091
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator - Donor
- Gutleben, Dan, 1878-1969
- Title
- Dan Gutleben papers
- ID
- c.00091
- Date [inclusive]
- 1941-1959
- Extent
- 0.25 Cubic feet , 8 folders
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Biographical/Historical
Dan Gutleben was the chief engineer of the Pennsylvania Sugar Company of Philadelphia. Calling himself "The Sugar Tramp," Gutleben traveled around the United States in the late 1940s and 1950s visiting sugar refineries and production plants.
Scope and Contents note
The collection contains letters, reports, and monographs dealing with the history and development of the sugar industry in the United States, especially Hawaii. Reports of these visits are included, as well as monographs on the first successful beet sugar factory in America, and the development of the monosodium glutamate.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections February 1965
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
February 2000
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Custodial History
Gift of Dan Gutleben, 1960-03-20. Transferred by Michigan State University Museum.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Letters (correspondence)
- Reports
Subject(s)
- Sugar -- Manufacture and refining
- Sugar beet
- Sugar beet industry
Collection Inventory
| Folder | ||||
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Copies of Letters Written to Maguire, Purchasing Agent of Pennsylvania Sugar Co. 1941-1943 |
1 | |||
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Copies of Letters Written to Harry, The Sugar Tramp 1945-1950 |
2-5 | |||
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Copy of Letter Written to Ed May 5, 1959 |
6 | |||
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The First Successful Beet Sugar Factory in the United States, at Alvarado, California July 6, 1959 |
7 | |||
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Monosodium Glutamate by Dan Gutleban 1959 |
8 | |||