ALFRED P. SLOAN JR. - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 09/17/1935 - HFSID 23473
Price: $400.00
ALFRED P. SLOAN JR.
Sloan signed this typed letter, on General Motors letterhead, to an autograph
hunter dated 1935
Typed letter signed "Alfred P Sloan" as President. 1 page,
8¼x10¾, on General Motors Corporation letterhead. Sept. 17, 1935.
Addressed to Mr. Edw. Hoffmeister, Colwyn, Pennsylvania. In full: My
dear Mr. Hoffmeister:- You card dated Aug. 6th, in some unaccountable way,
became mislaid. In accordance with your re-quest, I am enclosing herewith my
autograph, which I hope will be satisfactory. Very truly yours, s. enc.".
Alfred P. Sloan Jr. (1875-1966), a one-time electrical engineer who
had helped General Motors recover from a stock crisis, was Chairman of the Board
of GM. Sloan, who continued as Chief Executive Officer of GM until
1946, resigned from the chairmanship in 1956. He had attained his first
presidency at the age of 24, when he took over Hyatt Roller Bearing Company,
which had begun making ball bearings at his suggestion. The operation merged
with United Motors Corporation in 1916, and two years later that firm (with
Sloan at the helm) became part of General Motors Corporation. Sloan was first
made Vice President of the newly formed corporation before becoming President of
GM on May 10, 1923. After he retired at age 81, Sloan was named Honorary
Chairman of the Board, a title he held until his death in February 1966. In
addition to his administrative skills, Sloan is also remembered for his
philanthropy, including the establishment of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
in 1934and, in 1945, of the Sloan-Kettering Institute (now
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) with fellow GM executive Charles F.
Kettering. Lightly toned, creased and rippled. Light tears in top left corner.
Folded once horizontally and twice vertically. Otherwise, fine
condition.
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