New Book Alert!

One of our most trusted friends and essential collaborators on the Rubber Worker Stories & Statue project is Victor Fleischer, the Head of Archival Services at the University of Akron. Victor has been an invaluable resource in helping us develop the oral history and story of Akron’s rubber workers, and he is our go-to for anyone who has had questions about their family member’s records and items they would like to donate to the University of Akron’s Archives.

Victor just completed a new book, titled The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company: A Photographic History, 1898-1951, which visually chronicles the rich and fascinating history of Goodyear, highlighting the products that helped make Goodyear a household name and Akron the “Rubber Capital of the World”.

This book features over two hundred rare and visually stunning historic photographs from the collection, many of which have never been published before. Head archivist S. Victor Fleischer meticulously reviewed, selected, and researched each image to provide descriptive captions and a readable, authoritative narrative to tell the fascinating stories behind the products.

It’s a great read, and belongs in the collection of anyone who is interested in Goodyear, American industrial history, and the history of Akron.

To learn more about the book or purchase a cope, please visit the University of Akron press here: https://blogs.uakron.edu/uapress/product/goodyear-company/

To see more images from The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Collection you can visit www.uakron.edu/libraries/archives.