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Essays - "What Is Business?"
(2013)
Essay by Robert W. Schoening that explores the nature of modern business with a review of large-scale, industrial capitalism and social inequalities among the working classes.
Correspondence - Cameron-Émslie, G.
(2013)
1923 letter from Robert W. Schoening to G. Cameron-Émslie with a request for the recipient, an editor at Physical Culture Publishing Corporation, to consider the manuscript of Schoening's novel "Red Biz" for publication
Essays - "The American Soul Aflame"
(2013)
Essay by Robert W. Scheoning in which he extolls America's embodiment of humanist ideals and democratic values. While undated, textual references show that it was written in the aftermath of World War I.
Manuscripts - "The Story of Our 'Billy' Buick"
(2013)
Manuscript of Robert W. Schoening's account of his experiences on cross-country journeys he took with his wife as he set forth and returned from a job as a traveling salesman in the western United States from 1919 to 1921. ...
Manuscripts - "Red Biz"
(2013)
Manuscript for a novel written by Robert W. Schoening; significant for its depiction of conditions in a factory and the relations between the titular floor manager and his employees immediately after the first World War, ...
Manuscripts - "The Automobile" - Handwritten Copy
(2013)
Manuscript of Robert W. Schoening's account of his experiences on the road as a travelling salesman in the western United States from 1919 to 1921. Also describes the cross-country journeys he took with his wife as he set ...
Correspondence - Randall, S. G.
(2013)
1920 letter from S. G. Randall, a manager at a saw mill in Westwood, California and personal acquaintance of Schoening and his wife that details his experience implementing Schoening's saw hammering methodology
Correspondence - Curwood, James Oliver
(2013)
Draft of a 1920 letter from Robert W. Schoening to James Oliver Curwood, a successful novelist and screenwriter from Owosso, Michigan, in which Schoening asks for advice to publish his manuscripts
Essays - "Scientific Saw Hammering"
(2013)
The essay 'Scientific Saw Hammering' presents Robert W. Schoening's alternative methodology for straightening and tensioning large saw blades and reflects his experience in the lumber industry and manufacturing