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Oral history interview with John R. Brown [electronic resource], 1974

Creator: Brown, John R.
Project: Continental Group project.
(see all project interviews)
Phys. Desc. :Sound file: digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit)
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Plant manager.

Scope and Contents

1929, Warwood, West Virginia, shipping department; 1936, union, first local president, 1941 walkout; 1945, foreman in the Press Department; 1950 move to Pittsburgh, 1958 general foreman (night); 1963-74, Cleveland superintendent, manager; time and wages, company and union benefits and abuses; World War II production.

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