Sweet, Henry Gordon, 1904-1975
Variant namesHenry Gordon Sweet graduated from Hillhouse High School in 1921 and received a B.A. from Yale in 1926. He then joined Henry C. Rowe & Company, a firm of oyster growers organized by his grandfather, Raul Rowe, in 1868. He became general manager and later president of the Rowe Company. In 1945 Sweet served as consultant to the War Shipping Administration in the Division of Ship Requirements. In 1954 he became executive director of the newly formed Citizens Action Commission, and in 1959 became assistant director of the agency in charge of the Long Wharf Redevelopment Project.
From the description of Henry Gordon Sweet collection, 1866-1976. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 773275555
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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referencedIn | Lee, Richard C. (Richard Charles), 1916-. Richard Charles Lee papers, 1934-2000 (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
referencedIn | Richard Charles Lee papers, 1934-2000 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
creatorOf | Sweet, H. Gordon. Sweet, H. Gordon : [photography bio file]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
creatorOf | Sweet, Henry Gordon, 1904-1975. Henry Gordon Sweet collection, 1866-1976. | New Haven Colony Historical Society Library | |
referencedIn | Wallace Notestein papers, 1899-1969 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
referencedIn | Wallace Notestein papers, 1899-1969 (inclusive) | Yale University Library |
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associatedWith | Henry C. Rowe & Company. |
associatedWith | Henry C. Rowe Trust. |
associatedWith | Lee, Richard C. (Richard Charles), 1916- |
associatedWith | Long Wharf Redevelopment Project (New Haven, Conn.) |
associatedWith | Notestein, Wallace, 1878-1969. |
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Birth 1904
Death 1975
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