Reminiscences of James Madison Barker, 1952

Biographical Note

Businessman

Scope and Contents

Family background and childhood; education at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; first experiences in engineering; teaching at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1914-1918; manager, First National Bank, Buenos Aires, 1920-1928; administrative experiences with Sears, Roebuck and Co., 1928-1940, and with various business and educational institutions; Chairman of Board, Allstate Insurance, 1943-1952; Overseas Consultants mission to Iran, 1948-1949; Chief of World Bank mission to Turkey, 1949-1950; philosophy of life and views on travel, modern education, government, foreign affairs; impressions of George F. Swain, Daniel G. Wing, Julius Rosenwald, Charles G. Dawes, General Robert E. Wood

Subjects

• Banks and banking, International.
• Barker, James M. (James Madison), 1886-1974--Interviews.
• Businessmen--Interviews.
• Engineering.
• Executives--Interviews.
• Fundación Banco de Boston.
• Insurance.
• Interviews.
• Link, Wendell, interviewer.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
• Middle East.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Phillips, Harlan B., interviewer.
• Sears, Roebuck and Company.
• World Bank.

Access Conditions

Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1980