Reminiscences of James Madison Barker : oral history, 1952.

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Reminiscences of James Madison Barker : oral history, 1952.

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Family background and childhood; education at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; first experiences in engineering; teaching at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1914-18; manager, First National Bank, Buenos Aires, 1920-28; administrative experiences with Sears, Roebuck and Co., 1928-40, and with various business and educational institutions; Chairman of Board, Allstate Insurance, 1943-52; Overseas Consultants mission to Iran, 1948-49; Chief of World Bank mission to Turkey, 1949-50; philosophy of life and views on travel, modern education, government, foreign affairs; impressions of George F. Swain, Daniel G. Wing, Julius Rosenwald, Charles G. Dawes, General Robert E. Wood.

Transcript: 380 leaves.

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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