doi:10.7916/d8-6ebe-v660Reminiscences of Robert Elkington Wood, 1961Wood, Robert E. (Robert Elkington), 1879-1969oral historiesmixed materialGovernment executives--United StatesExecutivesDepartment storesNew Deal, 1933-1939Panama Canal (Panama)United States Politics and government 1933-1945Wood, Robert E. (Robert Elkington), 1879-1969Sears, Roebuck and CompanyMontgomery WardUnited States. ArmyFamily background, West Point; Philippines, 1901-02; Panama Canal, 1905-15; DuPont, General Asphalt; World War I: shipbuilding program, Army Transport Service, Acting Quartermaster General; Montgomery Ward, 1919-24; establishment of retail stores; Sears, Roebuck, 1924-61: shopping centers, profit sharing, Allstate; New Deal; America First; supply problems in World War II: labor relations