Series 3. Bethlehem Steel -- Publications and Documents

Containers:
Box 23-32
Scope and content:

This series contains books, DVDs and news clippings; annual reports and quarterly reports; legal documentation; internal guides and documents; photo albums; and other materials. Items generally fall into three categories: (1) material about Bethlehem Steel published for public consumption (2) internal guides, documents and publications, and (3) materials from a trip to Brazil in 1980.

1. Most books in this series focus on one or more historical aspects of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, including the company's formation, its organization and operations at various sites, notable events, and notable persons such as former executives Charles Schwab and Eugene Grace. Several of the books contain a wide array of photographs. Two DVDs and three news clippings also portray Bethlehem Steel's history.

2. Internal documents and publications include annual reports, quarterly reports, annual meetings of stockholders, and proxy statements. This series also contains legal documentation, the vast majority of which involves a single case, Crystal v. Foy (1980-1983). Other internal documents include items regarding corporate vision, objectives, strategy and performance; financial management; executive guides; and a government reference guide.

3. Items from a 1980 business trip to Brazil include a large number of photographs, news articles on present-day Brazil, and miscellaneous materials such as executive directories, travel schedules, itineraries, maps, and biographical data on notable persons involved in the trip.

Breakdown by box:
Boxes 300 and 301 contain books and two DVDs regarding one or more historical aspects of Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
Boxes 302a and 302b contain annual reports of Bethlehem Steel from 1905-2000.
Boxes 303 and 304 contain legal documentation from Crystal v. Foy (1980-1983) and photographs from various cases.
Box 305 contains corporate documents, publications, and guides for internal use.
Box 306 contains three newspaper clippings about Bethlehem Steel's history.
Boxes 307a and 307b contain materials regarding Curtis Barnette's business trip to Brazil in 1980.

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Parent restrictions:

Special access restriction applies. Collection contains Personally Identifiable Information, so it will be restricted until the donor's death. Users must complete the Agreement for the Use of Sensitive Materials in order to use the collection before the restriction expires. This does not apply to box 48; content with sensitive university administration information located in box 48 is closed for research until further notice from donor, while the awards in box 48 are open for research.

Researchers may access digitized materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Parent terms of access:
Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

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