| Title: |
Reminiscences of John Callahan
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP87-A3
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
McGraw-Hill Project, Part II
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| Description: |
Education in South Carolina; work for Work Progress Administration and General Chemical; on staff of McGraw-Hill publication CHEMICAL AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING: content and relevance, effectiveness of advertising, security regulations, writing style; lack of chemical research coverage; chemical research during World War II, editorial content; German chemical industry during two world wars, American use of German chemical processes; competition in chemical industry, influence of advertising on editorial content, deceptive advertising, extent of chemical engineering field; interests of magazines' readers, location of staff; differences and competition between CHEMICAL WEEK and CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; liberal publication of policies certain companies, sharing of industrial knowledge.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 43 leaves
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Written permission required from McGraw-Hill, Inc. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1956 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Callahan, John, 1911-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1911
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| Speaker occupation: |
Publishing executive
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| Age at speaking: |
45
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| Document date: |
1956
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| Interviewer: |
Phillips, Harlan B.
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Chemical engineering; Executives; Periodicals--Publishing; Publishers and publishing
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Callahan, John, 1911-; Chemical industries; Chemical research; McGraw-Hill, Inc
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0018046-13489
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