| Description |
Sound files ; digital, mp3 file |
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Transcript : (35 leaves) ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
Chemical Heritage Foundation Oral history transcript ; 0120.
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| Note |
Society of Chemical Industry oral history project. |
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This oral history is one in a series initiated by the Chemical Heritage Foundation on behalf of the Society of Chemical Industry (American Section). |
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The series documents the personal perspectives of the Perkin and the Chemical Industry Award recipients and records the human dimensions of the growth of the chemical sciences and chemical processes industries during the twentieth century. |
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Interviewed conducted by James J. Bohning at St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Summary |
The oral history begins with Harold E. Thayer recalling growing up in Rochester, New York, during the Depression, and the decision to attend MIT, where he pursued a course combining chemical engineering and business administration. He describes working at American Cyanamid and Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, where he was involved in the War Production Board and the Manhattan District's uranium processing.The interview focuses on Thayer's long-standing outspokenness in management. |
| Cite As |
Harold Eugene Thayer interviewed by James J. Bohning at St. Louis, Missouri. (Philadelphia: Chemical Heritage Foundation, Oral History Transcript 0120.) |
| Note |
Sound files Science History Institute. |
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Transcript Science History Institute. |
| Use |
No restrictions on access. Reproduction and use with permission. Chemical Heritage Foundation. |
| Biography |
Born in Rochester, New York on March 3, 1912. Died in 1998. Education: B.S. Chemical engineering administration, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1934). Employment: 1934-1939 American Cyanamid, Calco Division, 1939-1982 Mallinckrodt Chemical Works. |
| Indexes |
Transcript has been indexed. |
| Note |
Part or all of this item has been digitized by Science History Institute. |
| Subject(s) |
Thayer, Harold E. -- Interviews.
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American Cyanamid Company. Calco Chemical Division.
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Mallinckrodt Chemical Works (Saint Louis, Mo.)
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Chemists -- Biography.
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Chemists -- Interviews.
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Chemical Industry Medal.
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| Genre |
Oral histories.
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Interviews. aat
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| Alternate Author |
Bohning, James J., interviewer.
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Chemical Heritage Foundation.
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Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section.
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| Alternate Title |
Harold Eugene Thayer oral history interview. |
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