Oral history interview with William Archer, 1986 June 10.

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Archer, William L., 1913-. Oral history interview with William Archer, 1986 June 10.

Oral history interview with William Archer, 1986 June 10.

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Interview with William Archer, a former executive of Caltex Petroleum Corporation, discussing his education, his employment with Texaco at the Port Arthur refinery, second-hand information on the formation of Caltex, transfer to Caltex in 1938, his assignment to the Philippines in 1938 as a lube engineer, servicing Caltex's commercial accounts in the Philippines, lubrication surveys in the Philippines, competition with Shell and Standard Vacuum, "case-and-can" market in the Philippines, Caltex expansion in the Philippines, comments about Christian Roesholm, Caltex (Philippines) sales organization, living standards for Caltex employees, Japanese invasion of the Philippines and his flight to the interior of Negros, his rescue by a submarine in 1944, his reassignment to the Philippines in 1945, reestablishment of Filipino market, comments about Robert Monical, Gene Menefee, and Ray Johnson, establishment of bulk terminals, construction of the Batangas refinery, head of Technical Services, Philippines, training of Filipinos, special assignment to Repesa in Spain, his appointment as Caltex technical representative in the Far East, and his decision to spend his career in the Philippines.

103 leaves ; 29 cm.

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