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Olds, Ransom Eli, 1864-1950

 Person

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Mrs. C. M. Burdick collection

 Collection
Identifier: c-00487
Scope and Contents Included in the collection are Mrs. C. M. Burdick's diaries (1925-1937), correspondence and a biographical sketch of R. E. Olds entitled "That Boy Ranny". Among the most interesting items in the correspondence is a letter from R. Shettler explaining his unhappiness with R. E. Olds over the affairs of the Reo Motor Car Company. There is also some material on Olds' interest in music. A few photographs of women who worked in the Reo Motor Car Company office are also in Mrs. Burdick's...
Dates: 1904 - 1957