Name
Land, Emory Scott, 1879-1971 (Interviewee)
Mason, John T., 1909-1998 (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Emory S. Land 1963
Abstract
Naval Academy, athletics; early cruises; naval architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Bureau of Ships, Bureau of Aeronautics; Harry Guggenheim and air research; Charles A. Lingbergh; Fleet Naval Construction, 1930-32; Chief, Bureau of Ships, 1933-37; Maritime Commission, 1937; Joseph Kennedy; Merchant Marine Academy; shipbuilding for National Defense Agency; William Knudsen; Liberty S hips; War Shipping Administration; Air Transport Association, 1946-53. Impressions of Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Hopkins, Bernard Baruch, Jesse Jones.
Collection Name
Naval history project
Subjects
Admirals; Aeronautics; Aviation; Shipbuilding; World War, 1939-1945; United States Politics and government 20th century; Land, Emory Scott, 1879-1971; United States. Navy
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1963
Physical Description
227 pages
Note (Biographical)
Naval officer.
Note
Interviewed by John T. Mason, Jr. on January 30, February 14, and March 4, 1963.
Note (Provenance)
Emory S. Land, Gift 1963
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13887886
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-4h5a-np70
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.