Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Reminiscences of Sidney A. Swensrud, 1989.
Creator: | Swensrud, Sidney A., 1900-1996 | Project: | Individual interviews oral history collection. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | Transcript 220 pages Sound recording 10 audiocassettes | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteBusinessman
Scope and ContentsEarly family history; childhood on farm in Northwood, Iowa: farm operations, early education, influence of father's political views, admiration of William Jennings Bryan, speakers and performers on Chautauqua Circuit; impact of Depressions of 1919, 1929 on farm economy; University of Minnesota, B.S. business 1919-1923: Beta Gamma Sigma, Chi Phi, class treasurer, Studio Players; Harvard Business School 1925-1927, Harvard Business Review Board; Standard Oil Company: Assistant to the President Standard Oils of Ohio 1928-, Executive Vice-President, 1945; Gulf Oil: Executive Vice President, 1948, President, 1949- ; crude oil business: government regulation of oil production, government control of oil industry during World War II, expansion of American oil industry to overseas production sites in Middle East; Committee for a National Trade Policy, 1956-1961; views on overpopulation: involvement in Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Association for Voluntary Surgical Contraception; Chairman, Western Hemisphere section of International Planned Parenthood Federation; views on illegal immigration: support for more restrictive immigration policy, sanctions against employment of illegal labor, perceived problems with sanctuary movement, relationship between illegal immigration and overpopulation, board member, contributor to Federation for American Immigration Reform, late 1970s- ; various philanthropic associations including scholarships, Sidney A. Swensrud Foundation, The Conservancy - southwest Florida environmental protection organization; Pittsburgh community involvement: building of Pittsburgh Civic Auditorium, member of Carnegie Mellon Board of Trustees; family life: marriage to Isabelle Miller, two children
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