Name
Olsen, Iver J (Interviewee)
Nackman, Mark E (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Iver J. Olsen 1974
Abstract
Family, immigration to the United States, early life in Tacoma, Washington; machinist apprenticeship; early jobs; beginning career with Continental Can as a die maker; master mechanic in Oakland and Seattle; women employees during World War II; seventeen years as plant manager; union-management relations.
Collection Name
Continental Group project
Subjects
Supervisors, Industrial; Factory management; Container industry--Equipment and supplies; Women--Employment; Olsen, Iver J; Continental Can Company
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1974
Note (Biographical)
Plant manager; interviewees are married.
Note
Interviewed by Mark E. Nackman on June 18, 1974.
Note (Provenance)
Iver J. Olsen, Gift 1974
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13546801
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-jmf8-jj03
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.