Edgar F. Kaiser Papers, 1886-1981

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Edgar F. Kaiser Papers, 1886-1981

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The bulk of the papers were transferred to The Bancroft Library by Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp. and consist primarily of corporate files from Kaiser's tenure as president and chairman of the board of Kaiser Industries Corporation. Also included are records from his earlier career as vice president and general manager of Oregon Shipbuilding Corp. and Kaiser Company, Inc., followed by those from his tenure as president of Kaiser Motors Corp. and general manager of Kaiser-Frazer Corporation's automobile plant at Willow Run, Mich. Also included are personal papers given by Kaiser's family.

Number of containers: 500 cartons, 32 volumes, 9 oversize folders, 1 box; Linear feet: circa 600

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Kaiser Industries Corporation

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Kaiser, Edgar F. (Edgar Fosburgh), 1908-1981

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Industrialist Edgar F. Kaiser was the son of Henry J. Kaiser, who was the founder of numerous Kaiser enterprises such as Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp. and Kaiser Steel Corp. Edgar Kaiser began his career in the 1920s as superintendent of a natural gas pipeline project. In the 1930s he supervised dam projects, including the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington state. He went on to serve in executive positions at various Kaiser companies, including Oregon Shipbuilding Corp., the automobile manufact...

Kaiser Motors Corporation

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Trefethen, Eugene E. (Eugene Edgar), 1909-

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Biographical Chronology 1909 Eugene E. Trefethen, Jr. born on July 27 in Oakland, California, the son of E. E. and Georgia Carroll Trefethen. Met Edgar F. Kaiser when they were junior high school classmates. Attended University High School in Oakland from 1922 to 1926. 1926 Began working for Henry J. Kaiser as a sand and gr...

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

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Henry J. Kaiser Company

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