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Susan Odell papers

Creation: 1961-2007
 Collection
Accession: 2784

Abstract

Susan "Sue" Odell (1938-) worked in microbiology during the 1960s at Avon Products, Inc., a manufacturer and direct selling company of beauty products. This small collection of Avon materials primarily documents Odell's retirement and benefits; there are some employee newsletters and two group portrait photographs: a 1946 Christmas party and a 1947 group outing.

Dates

  • Creation: 1961-2007

Creator

Extent

.01 Linear Feet

Biographical Note

Susan "Sue" Odell (1938-) worked in microbiology during the 1960s at Avon Products, Inc., a manufacturer and direct selling company of beauty products. (Odell's full name is Susan Ann Reber Quakenbush Odell.) While at Avon, she met and married her husband, Bradley M. Odell (1934-), who worked in Materials Handling from the 1950s through the 1980s. The couple resided near Avon's Suffern, New York, plant, where they spent most of their careers and raised their two chosen (adopted) children.

Scope and Contents

This small collection of Avon materials primarily documents Odell's retirement and benefits; there are some employee newsletters and two group portrait photographs: a 1946 Christmas party and a 1947 group outing. There is an employee handbook; a letter about a summer outing activity; the Springdale, Ohio, dedication programs; and the following booklets/pamphlets: "Family Album," "Avon & You," and "The Drug Scene: What Every Teenager and Parent Should Know." This set of materials dates from 1961 to 1973. The employee newsletters are mostly from the Suffron plant; there are a few from the Springfield, Ohio, plant that date from 1965 to 1993. The retiree correspondence materials include letters, memorandum, and information booklets; these materials date from 1987 to 2007.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Language of Materials

English

Related Names

Subject

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title:
Susan Odell papers
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 Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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