Alfred W. Lawson Books and Ephemera, 1890-2000

Summary Information

Title: Alfred W. Lawson Books and Ephemera
Inclusive Dates: 1890-2000

Creator:
  • Lawson, Alfred W. (Alfred William), 1869-1954
Call Number: M2003-104; M2005-041; M2011-085; M2012-058; M2014-011

Quantity: 11.8 cubic feet, 1.3 cubic feet of photographs, posters, and blueprints, 12 reels of 8 mm film, and 2 DVDs

Repository:
Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:
Published materials and miscellaneous ephemera concerning Alfred Lawson, a professional baseball player, an aviation pioneer active in the early aircraft industry in the 1910s and 1920s, and founder of “Lawsonomy,” a system of economics based on a general critique of science, philosophy, and human relations. Included are materials authored by Lawson, including Lawsonomy textbooks, books about aviation and bound copies of Fly magazine; materials concerning the University of Lawsonomy in Des Moines, Iowa, and campuses in other midwestern states; and miscellaneous newsletters, pamphlets, and ephemera. Also included are films of Lawsonomy gatherings and DVDs of interviews with Lawsonomy proponents Marjorie and Merle Hayden.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m2003104