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Aetna Life Insurance Co., Safety Engineering Department, "Paper Making" report

Creation: 1917-1921
 Collection
Accession: 2022-207

Abstract

The Aetna Life Insurance Company is an underwriter of group life and health insurance and annuities founded in 1853. William J. Venning (1882-1955) was the chief safety engineer for Aetna at the New York office. This item is a report detailing the introduction of safety devices for hazards in the paper and wood pulp manufacturing industry.

Dates

  • Creation: 1917-1921

Creator

Extent

1 volume(s)

Physical Description

1 report containing 26 photographic prints : b&w ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. 3 safety bulletins. 1 report : typescript ; 6 pages. 1 advertisement.

Historical Note

The Aetna Life Insurance Company is an underwriter of group life and health insurance and annuities founded in 1853. The firm had a New York City branch located at 100 William Street in the early twentieth century. William J. Venning (1882-1955) was the chief safety engineer for Aetna at the New York office. He was a British-American whose early career focused on mining accidents. In 1930, he became a real estate developer in Chicago.

Scope and Contents

This item is a report detailing the introduction of safety devices for hazards in the paper and wood pulp manufacturing industry. The photographs show safety machinery, protective devices, and works demonstrating the wrong way to load machines.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Language of Materials

English

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title:
Aetna Life Insurance Co., Safety Engineering Department, "Paper Making" report
Author:
Laurie Sather
Date:
2022
Description rules:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description:
English
Script of description:
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository

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