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- Creator
- American Industrial Commission to France
- Call number
- MssCol 75
- Physical description
- 1.5 linear feet (2 boxes)
- Language
- Materials in French and English
- Preferred Citation
- American Industrial Commission to France records, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
The American Industrial Commission to France was organized in 1916 by the American Manufacturers Export Association under the leadership of William Wallace Nichols. The objective of the Commission was to visit industrial and commercial sites in France and recommend the most effective way for the U.S. to contribute resources toward the reconstruction of French communities and industries. Collection consists of printed report, 1916, of the American Industrial Commission to France and scrapbook of materials collected by W.W. Nichols, including letters, reports, ephemera, artifacts, and photographs relating to the visit of the Commission to France.
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Source of acquisition
Gift, Nichols, William Wallace, 1947Key terms
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Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328