Peter Berg Papers
UA.10.3.106

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator - Donor
Berg, Peter Iversen
Title
Peter Berg papers
ID
UA.10.3.106
Date
1983
Extent
0.1 Cubic feet , 1 folder
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".

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Biographical Note

Dr. Peter I. Berg is Head of Special Collections and Associate Director for Special Collections & Preservation at Michigan State University. He earned a B.A. (1969), M.A. (1982) and Ph.D. (1996) all from Michigan State University.

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Scope and Contents note

Peter Berg papers consist of a paper "Welfare Capitalism and Worker Response at the REO Motor Car Company, 1916-1929," which was written by the donor for History 901, June 1983. The paper discusses the welfare capitalism program at the REO Motor Car Company of Lansing, Michigan. REO Motor Car Company of Lansing, Michigan, was founded by R. E. Olds. The welfare capitalism program was established there by 1919 and flourished throughout the 1920s.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections February 1984

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status note

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.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Reo Motor Car Company. -- General subdivision--Employees; Chronological subdivision--1916-1929.;

Personal Name(s)

  • Olds, Ransom Eli, 1864-1950

Subject(s)

  • Business -- Michigan
  • Industrial welfare -- Michigan
  • Labor -- Michigan -- Lansing
  • Welfare economics

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Collection Inventory

Drawer Folder

"Welfare Capitalism and Worker Response at the REO Motor Car Company, 1916 - 1929" 1983 

 F.D. 1