From structural steel to the arts /
Stephen Gale Herrick ; with an introduction by James D. Hart ; interviews conducted by Ruth Teiser and Lisa Jacobson in 1988 and 1989.

Description

Main Author

Herrick, Stephen Gale, 1909-

Related Names

Jacobson, Lisa.
Teiser, Ruth.
Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.

Language(s)

English

Published

Berkeley, Calif. : Regional Oral History Office, the Bancroft Library, University of California, c1991.

Subjects

Herrick, Stephen Gale, > Herrick, Stephen Gale, / 1909-
HEDCO Foundation.
Herrick Iron Works.
Bookbinders > Bookbinders / California > Bookbinders / California / Interviews.
Book collectors > Book collectors / California > Book collectors / California / Interviews.
Businessmen > Businessmen / California > Businessmen / California / Interviews.
Structural steel industry > Structural steel industry / California > Structural steel industry / California / History.

Summary

Topics discussed include: Herrick Iron Works from founding in 1921 to sale in 1960; recollections of bidding strategies, project financing, labor negotiations, wartime contracts, competitors; book collecting, bookbinding, music and theater; HEDCO Foundation founding, board members, and granting policies.

Note

Includes index.

Physical Description

v, 158 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

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