ALCOA Oral History Project 1998-1999 [manuscript, audio cassettes

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ALCOA Oral History Project 1998-1999 [manuscript, audio cassettes

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This collection contains transcripts and audio-tapes of the ALCOA Oral History Project. The project, which was conducted between 1998 and summer 1999 by oral history consultant Alex Bennett, was a collaborative effort between the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania and ALCOA. The interviews record recollections and personal perspectives from 26 former and current employees on a number of aspects on the company history: research and development; market research and advertising; manufacturing, labor, work, the community, and government and environmental issues. A particular emphasis is on the transitional period in the company history during the late 1980s and 1990s. There have been designated three series for this collection: one series for project files, one series for transcripts, and one series for audio-cassette tapes. The project files, which are arranged alphabetically, contain correspondence with individual interviewees, notes, manuscripts of the transcriptions with handwritten edits, and a few copies of newspaper articles with background information on the two CEOs that were interviewed. The second series includes transcripts of the 22 released interviews that have been prepared on the basis of the original typewritten transcripts of the released interviews, which only exist in printed form, and the original interviews. Hard copies of these new transcripts are organized in one box as part of the second series of the collection. The third series of the collection consists of audio-cassette tapes with recordings of the interviews. The cassette tapes, which are arranged alphabetically, include master copies and user copies of the interviews. There are three boxes with 71 audio-cassettes of a total of 26 interviews.

Transcripts.

Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 7956964

Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives

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