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| Creator: | Milgrom, Jack. |
| Title: | Jack Milgrom Collection on Plastics, Packaging and Recycling |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1969-2003 |
| Quantity: | 7.5 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Collection consists largely of published material and reports collected and written by Jack Milgrom on the subjects of plastics in general, and specifically on the use of plastics in packaging and the recycling of plastics, as well as utility scrap and recycling in the auto industry. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
Jack Milgrom was an American researcher and consultant in the plastics field. He received his A.B., M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He performed research in detergent, petroleum and elastomers, and worked in the plastics industry for Foster Grant among other companies. In 1968, Milgrom became a consultant with Arthur D. Little, Inc. and moved to SRI International in 1981. He then became the managing director of Walden Research, Inc. in 1983. Milgrom conducted seminars in the United States and Europe on plastics recycling, packaging and the environment.
The Jack Milgrom Collection on Plastics, Packaging and Recycling consists largely of published material and reports collected and written by Jack Milgrom on the subjects of plastics in general, and specifically on the use of plastics in packaging and the recycling of plastics, as well as utility scrap and recycling in the auto industry.
There are no access restrictions on this material.
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Special Collections Research Center has numerous holdings in the areas of plastics and industrial design. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Jack Milgrom Collection on Plastics, Packaging and Recycling,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Transfer from National Plastics Center and Museum, 11/06/2008. Originally, gift of Jack Milgrom.
Created by: DGI/MM
Date: 2006
Revision history: Feb 2009 - converted to EAD (MRC)
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| Box 1 | Miscellaneous | ||||||||||
| Plastics in packaging | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | General | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | General | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | General | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Biodegradable packaging | ||||||||||
| Recycling | |||||||||||
| Box 4 | General | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | General | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | General | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | General | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | General | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Recycling utility scrap/wire and cable scrap | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Terex | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Auto recycling | ||||||||||