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Reminiscences of Thomas Grogan : oral history, 1956.

Creator: Grogan, Thomas, 1922-
Project: McGraw-Hill project.
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Phys. Desc. :Transcript 39 pages
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Publishing executive

Scope and Contents

McGraw-Hill from 1949: business manager, Technical Writing Service; cost-plus contract for Chief of Naval Operation; time and material contracts; contract language in working with government auditors; renegotiation of contracts; contract writing; personnel; technical expert vs. English stylist; place of Technical Writing Service within McGraw-Hill

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