Dan Gutleben papers
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1941 - 1959
Creator
- Gutleben, Dan, 1878-1969 (Donor, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
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.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (, 8 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Gift of Dan Gutleben, 1960-03-20. Transferred by Michigan State University Museum.
Legal Status
Copyright: Donor(s) have transferred any applicable copyright to Michigan State University but the collection may contain third-party materials for which copyright was not transferred. Copyright restrictions may apply.
Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Dan Gutleben Papers
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Date
- February 1965
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu