Reminiscences of James V. Carlson : oral history, 1974.

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Reminiscences of James V. Carlson : oral history, 1974.

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Swedish family background; San Diego and southern California can plants, 1920s; University of California, Los Angeles; summer employment with Continental Can as bag sealer, can stacker; union growth, pay differentials, aims; World War II, stamp rationing, Air Corps, Southwest Pacific; personnel manager, Oakland plant, 1945; International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union: employment of minorities and women; union priorities: wages, fringe benefits, job security; Sacramento plant; steel workers, Machinists Union; Hans Eggerss; Continental's organizational structure; employee training programs, can making school; responsibilities of Industrial Relations and Regional Manager.

Transcript: 114 leaves.Tape: 1 reel.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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