Nahum Pratt oral history, 1963-1964.

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Nahum Pratt oral history, 1963-1964.

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In this interview, Nahum Pratt discusses his personal history and shares his observations of the New York State food processing industry. Topics include: his student experiences at Hamilton College; his operation of a canning plant during the 1930's, including the effect of the New Deal on the industry, and canning beef made from animals slaughtered because of the midwest drought of 1934; forming a treaty with the Cattaraugus Indians to lease a canning plant in 1942; and his observations of labor conditions in canning plants, the catchup industry, and the impact of the mechanical bean harvestor in New York State.

47 p. of transcript.

Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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Pratt, Nahum, 1890-

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