Oral history interview with Lyle Spencer 1983
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- Name
- Spencer, Lyle M (Interviewee)
- Grossner, Isabel S (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Lyle Spencer 1983
- Abstract
- Childhood in Chicago and La Mesa, California; assistance in development of Spencer Foundation; management of family trust; boards̀ decision making process, philosophy behind grant awards; sale of Science Research Associates to International Business Machines.
- Collection Name
- Spencer Foundation project
- Subjects
- Executives; Endowment of research; Spencer, Lyle M; Spencer, Lyle Manley, 1911-1968; Science Research Associates; International Business Machines Corporation; Spencer Foundation
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1983
- Note (Biographical)
- Businessman.
- Note
- Interviewed by Isabel S. Grossner on June 1, 1983.
- Digitzed from analog recordings: Original available in the Columbia Center for Oral History, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Libraries
- Note (Provenance)
- Lyle Spencer, Gift 1990
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 13507575
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-mhfg-3170
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.