| Title: |
Robert Carson
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Marin County Free Library. Civic Center Branch. Anne T. Kent California Room
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| Collection: |
Carla Ehat Oral History Program for the Anne T. Kent California Room
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| Description: |
Robert, who was 81 years old at the time of this interview, was Chairman of the committee that brought Hamilton Field to Marin. He tells the story of this achievement and also the story of the creation of the Golden Gate Bridge District and the efforts by “Marvelous Marin” and the “Redwood Empire Association” to bring this about. A very successful businessman for over 40 years in England, Mr. Carson spent three months a year in his home in San Rafael. For many years his family ran the Carson Glove Company, one of Marin’s light industries.
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| URL: |
http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/crm/oralhistories/rcarsonft.html
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1983 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Carson, Robert, 1902-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1902
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| Speaker place of birth: |
San Francisco, CA; California; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Businessman; Chairman; Entrepreneur
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| Age at speaking: |
81
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| Document date: |
17-May-1983
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| Interviewer: |
Ehat, Carla; Kent, Anne
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| Locations discussed: |
California; Marin County, CA; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
California; California--History; Community; Local history; Marin County (Calif.)--History; Marin County, CA; North America; Oral history; United States
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0029591-32817
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