Oral history interviews with Robert H.E. Lauer, 1989.

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Oral history interviews with Robert H.E. Lauer, 1989.

Lauer discusses how he came to work for the Glenmede Trust Company; its three office locations and staff members during his tenure; the disposition of the estates of J. Howard Pew, Mabel Pew Myrin, and Mary Ethel Pew; and the evolving separation of the investment and grantmaking staff, especially during the 1980s.

Sound recordings: 3 sound cassettes (2 hr., 43 min.) : analog.Transcript with written changes: 60, 28, 19 leaves ; 28 cm.Edited transcript: 101, [2] leaves ; 28 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7870213

Pew Charitable Trusts Library

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