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Call Number
81-034

Physical Description

39 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 95 minutes; index

Interviewer
King, R. T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Joseph L. Block, born in 1902, discusses his family founding Inland Steel Company and his role as its former President. He addresses the impact of Inland Steel on Indiana, particularly during the period from 1953 until his retirement in the 1970's. He speaks of the company's role in the Ogden Dunes issue and the Burns Ditch Project, and he also comments on labor unions and diversification within his company.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • Inland Steel Company
• • Personal Names
  • McDonald, David
  • Saran, Sam
• • Place Names
  • Chicago, Illinois
  • East Chicago, Indiana
• • Subjects
  • Burns Ditch Project
  • community life
  • company management
  • cost-plus contracts
  • defense contracts
  • environmental regulations
  • federal government
  • Indiana Harbor Works
  • inflation
  • Ogden Dunes issue
  • steel industry
  • taxes
  • unions

Call Number
82-048

Physical Description

19 pages; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 60 minutes; index

Interviewer
King, R.T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Governor Otis Bowen, born 1918, discusses his approach to economic development while governor, including the East Chicago Cline Avenue extension, transportation concerns, and Indiana resources to help entice business to the state. He also talks about the 1973 tax package, the history, its benefits, and the influence of Lake County, Indiana on its passage.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • Indiana Department of Commerce
  • Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • Indianapolis Airport Authority
• • Occupation Names
  • governor
• • Personal Names
  • Orr, Robert D.
• • Place Names
  • East Chicago, Indiana
  • Lake County, Indiana
  • Marktown, Indiana
• • Subjects
  • business initiatives
  • Cline Avenue Extension Project
  • economic growth
  • proposed airports
  • railway reorganization

Call Number
81-035

Physical Description

73 pages; 3 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 128 minutes; no index

Interviewer
King, R.T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

John Carter, born 1920, covers banking changes and attitudes from the mid nineteen fifties through the nineteen seventies. He also covers branching regulations within the state, and the problems and potential of opening up the regulations to outside and cross county branches. Later, the subject turns more specifically to Indiana National Bank, its difficulties in the seventies, and how they overcame them.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • Eli Lilly and Company
  • Elston Bank and Trust Company
  • Indiana Bankers Association
  • Indiana National Bank
  • Morgantown State Bank
  • The Pointe
• • Personal Names
  • Binford, Tom
  • Orr, Robert D.
  • Risk, Fred
• • Place Names
  • Carmel, Indiana
  • Crawfordsville, Indiana
  • Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Morgantown, Indiana
• • Subjects
  • 1956 Holding Company Act
  • 1987 Banking Act
  • banking
  • banking changes
  • banking history
  • banking regulations
  • economic concerns
  • economic stimulation
  • investing

Call Number
81-019

Physical Description

48 pages; 4 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 188 minutes; no index

Interviewer
King, R. T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Harry E. Chesebrough, born in 1909, discusses his career with Chrysler Motors from the early 1930's until the 1970's. The role of Chrysler Motors during the Second World War is explained at length. Chesebrough addresses the importance of Indiana as a location for the manufacturing of automotive parts and mentions the former Chrysler operation in Evansville, Indiana.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • DaimlerChrysler
  • SIMCA Automobile Company
• • Place Names
  • Evansville, Indiana
• • Subjects
  • automobile industry
  • automotive engineering
  • automotive parts
  • cost-plus contracts
  • engines
  • federal government
  • tanks
  • unions
  • Wankel engine
  • World War II

Call Number
81-009

Physical Description

58 pages; 4 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 215 minutes; index

Interviewer
King, R.T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Joseph Conn, born 1918, discusses his career in various capacities with the Monon Railroad and its successors. He talks about railroad profits, grain hauling, and his participation in enticing businesses to Indiana, particularly A.E. Staley and Caterpillar. Conn also discusses his relationship with Indiana agencies, such as the Department of Commerce, and the lieutenant governor, and the problems associated with election turnover.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • A.E. Staley Manufacturing Company
  • Caterpillar, Incorporated
  • Indiana Area Development Council
  • Indiana Department of Commerce
  • Monon Railroad
  • Purdue University
• • Occupation Names
  • railroad superintendent
• • Personal Names
  • Barteau, Van
  • Folz, Richard
  • Manion, Daniel
  • Orr, Robert D.
  • Rock, Robert
• • Place Names
  • Battleground, Indiana
  • Lafayette, Indiana
  • Terre Haute, Indiana
  • Tippecanoe County, Indiana
  • Vincennes, Indiana
• • Subjects
  • business incentives
  • Harriman Award
  • Industriana Tours
  • industry site location
  • political changes
  • work history
  • workforce

Call Number
82-007

Physical Description

38 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 85 minutes; no index

Interviewer
King, R. T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Indiana farmer, Harold Copp, details his lifelong career in agriculture, beginning in the 1920's. The interview addresses the drastic increase in the price of land, machinery, and rising interest rates, and the negative effects these circumstances have had on farming. Copp mentions the role of the Indiana state government in assisting agricultural development and chronicles his success as a farmer and supplier of equipment and chemicals.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • Farmers Home Administration
  • Indiana Farm Bureau
  • Production Credit Association
  • Purdue University Extension Service
• • Place Names
  • Kokomo, Indiana
  • Whitley County, Indiana
• • Subjects
  • agriculture
  • canning factory
  • dairy farming
  • farm financing
  • farm life
  • inflation
  • livestock
  • property taxes
  • recession
  • tenant farming

Call Number
82-041

Physical Description

33 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 48 minutes; index

Interviewer
King, R. T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Former governor of Indiana, George N. Craig, discusses economic development during his four-year term (1953-1957). Most of the interview concentrates on initiatives like the Burns Harbor Project and the Indiana Toll Road, proposed during Craig's term. The interview also addresses the lack of industry in Indiana and the scandal over the disposition of state highway funds associated with the governor. Craig also speaks about his relationship with the Pulliam Newspapers and his attitude towards federal aid.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • Indiana Department of Health, Education and Welfare
• • Occupation Names
  • governor
• • Personal Names
  • Book, William F.
  • Smith, Virgil
• • Subjects
  • Burns Harbor Project
  • economic growth
  • education
  • Indiana Toll Road Project
  • industry
  • legislative reapportionment
  • Pulliam Newspapers

Call Number
82-008

Physical Description

24 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 70 minutes; no index

Interviewer
King, R.T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Herman Ehrman, born 1913, begins with his personal background and experience just prior to World War II. He then delves into the changes the war forced upon the Fort Wayne International Harvester plant in terms of production, quality, and labor concerns. postwar operations and changes lead to steel crises, non-military vehicle planning, opening of the Springfield, Ohio plant, and finally experiences as plant manager concerning annexation and regulatory controls by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • Cummins, Incorporated
  • International Harvester Company
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• • Place Names
  • Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Springfield, Ohio
• • Subjects
  • cost center
  • postwar production
  • strikes
  • wartime labor shifts
  • World War II

Call Number
82-001

Physical Description

29 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 80 minutes; index

Interviewer
King, R.T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Rabb Emison, Jr., born 1925, delves into the creation of the Bi-State Airport Authority to manage the Lawrenceville, Illinois Municipal Airport, and the advantages and attractiveness of the airport. Included in this discussion are the comparisons between Illinois and Indiana departments, specifically the Commerce Department and Aeronautics Commission, and the rise of the air cargo business.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • Aeronautics Commission of Indiana
  • Bi-State Airport Authority
  • Federal Express
  • Flying Tigers
  • Indiana Department of Commerce
  • O'Hare International Airport
• • Personal Names
  • Kerner, Otto
• • Place Names
  • Lawrenceville, Illinois
  • Vincennes, Indiana
• • Subjects
  • air cargo advantages
  • airport design
  • airport development
  • cargo hub
  • partisan politics

Call Number
82-002

Physical Description

36 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 108 minutes; index

Interviewer
King, R. T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

James Faris, born in 1926, discusses his experience as director for the Department of Financial Institutions in Indiana. He addresses the ways in which banks serve communities and the various changes to banking and financing regulations beginning with the Securities Act of 1933 and continuing through to Federal Regulation Q. He also compares Indiana banks to their national competitors and offers some recommendations for their improvement in the face of increasing technology.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • Conference of State Bank Supervisors
  • Indiana Bankers Association
  • Indiana Department of Financial Institutions
  • League for Economic Development
• • Occupation Names
  • Indiana Department of Financial Institutions director
• • Subjects
  • 1977 Community Reinvestment Act
  • bank examinations
  • bank management
  • banking
  • community life
  • interest rates

Call Number
82-013

Physical Description

46 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 70 minutes; no index

Interviewer
King, R.T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

John T. Hackett, born 1932, who was vice president of finance at Cummins, Incorporated, discusses the cyclical nature of the business and the steps taken as a result of recessions, such as layoffs and paycuts. In addition, Hackett gives his opinions on Indiana's positive and negative attributes for business locations, which include taxes, labor force, and banking regulations.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • Cummins, Incorporated
  • Fleetguard, Incorporated
• • Place Names
  • Columbus, Indiana
  • Rocky Point, North Carolina
• • Subjects
  • 1973 Indiana property tax
  • agricultural labor force
  • banking regulations
  • business incentives
  • cyclical business prosperity
  • recession cutbacks
  • site location considerations
  • taxes

Call Number
82-063

Physical Description

25 pages; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 50 minutes; no index; picture of interviewee; Teledyne Portland Forge pamphlet

Interviewer
King, R. T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Lee Hall, born in 1915, provides a history of the Teledyne Portland Forge Company. He discusses his role as president of the native Indiana company and chronicles its evolution from an automotive parts manufacturer to its expansion into oil fields, farm equipment, and the truck business. He also details the character of the company's workforce and the process of selling Portland Forge shares to Teledyne.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • George S. May International Company
  • Portland Forge and Foundry Company
  • Teledyne Portland Forge
• • Family Names
  • Cartwright
• • Occupation Names
  • company president
• • Place Names
  • Portland, Indiana
• • Subjects
  • automotive parts
  • cost-plus contracts
  • farm equipment
  • forging industry
  • gears
  • machinery
  • unions
  • workforce
  • World War II

Call Number
82-006

Physical Description

49 pages; 3 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 150 minutes; index

Interviewer
King, R.T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

William Heinley, born in 1915, begins with his early life and extends through the nineteen seventies. The account heavily focuses on the twenties and thirties with such topics as farming methods, land equipment prices, effects of the Great Depression, and New Deal legislation. Crop introductions, livestock farming and mechanization are concerns during the forties and fifties, while skyrocketing land prices and the decline of the automotive industry have a detrimental impact through the end seventies.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • Purdue University
• • Occupation Names
  • extension agent
• • Personal Names
  • Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
• • Place Names
  • Columbia City, Indiana
  • Whitley County, Indiana
• • Subjects
  • 1932 Presidential Election
  • agriculture economy
  • agricultural policy
  • agricultural technology
  • business growth
  • cash crops
  • equipment costs
  • farm life
  • Great Depression
  • hybrid corn
  • land price increase
  • subsistence farming

Call Number
82-028

Physical Description

29 pages; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 60 minutes; no index

Interviewer
King, R. T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Frederick Jaicks, chairman of Inland Steel Company starting in 1971, discusses the state of the company during the 1970's. Topics include an analysis of the effects of recession on the steel industry and political involvement in tax and regulatory policy as it relates to the environment. He also mentions the relationship between Inland Steel and the Department of Commerce and the effects of economic distress on the company's relationship with its local labor unions.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • Indiana Department of Commerce
  • Inland Steel Company
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• • Occupation Names
  • company chairperson
• • Subjects
  • Burns Harbor Project
  • interest rates
  • recession
  • steel industry
  • unions

Call Number
82-017

Physical Description

8 pages; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 20 minutes; index

Interviewer
King, R. T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Senator Richard Lugar, born in 1932, discusses the practice of receiving federal aid in Indiana. He argues that in the case of funding for highways, the people of Indiana have looked favorably upon federal aid. He also states his lack of support for Indiana to subsidize large water projects in the South and West.

• Keywords
• • Occupation Names
  • United States Senator
• • Place Names
  • Indianapolis, Indiana
• • Subjects
  • federal aid
  • federal government
  • federal projects
  • Pulliam Newspapers

Call Number
82-064

Physical Description

15 pages; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 20 minutes; no index

Interviewer
King, R.T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Roy Meeks, born 1932, talks about finding financing for an expansion to the Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge in Lafayette, Indiana. A brief history of the motor lodge, hotel economic conditions, and financing from sources outside of Indiana are included in the discussion.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge
  • Lafayette Tourism and Convention Bureau
  • Merchants Bank
  • National Homes Corporation
  • Price Brothers
  • Sagamore Inn
• • Place Names
  • Lafayette, Indiana
• • Subjects
  • banking
  • business financing
  • business growth
  • hotel industry
  • loans
  • prefabricated motel

Call Number
81-033

Physical Description

87 pages; 3 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 187 minutes; no index

Interviewer
King, R.T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Several different speakers discussing the economic concerns of the Midwest and Indiana. Emphasis was placed on the population and industry relocation from the Midwest to the Sunbelt and the reasons for the shift. Indiana's outlook still looked favorable based on economic forecasts, such as the one by Michael K. Evans. Midwest economic myths were also discussed.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • General Motors Corporation
• • Personal Names
  • Bateman, Fred
  • Barker, Al
  • Carter, William
  • Engeldow, Jack
  • Fuller, Steven
  • Irwin, Glenn
  • Miller, Tom
  • Mutz, John M.
  • Schaller, Howard
• • Place Names
  • Indianapolis, Indiana
• • Subjects
  • banking
  • economic concerns
  • economic growth
  • economic projections
  • growth potential
  • higher education
  • Indiana education
  • industrial changes
  • labor management
  • population trends
  • United States economic history

Call Number
82-014

Physical Description

21 pages; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 60 minutes; index

Interviewer
King, R.T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Joseph Miller, born 1909, reflects upon the influence of Cummins, Incorporated on the local economy during the Great Depression and later. Some early history, reasons behind plant locations, and postwar growth are discusses as well as the current attractiveness of Indiana for businesses and the changes.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • Cummins, Incorporated
  • Irwin Management Company
  • Irwin Union Bank and Trust
• • Personal Names
  • McNutt, Paul V.
• • Place Names
  • Columbus, Indiana
• • Subjects
  • business regulations
  • foreign market expansion
  • Great Depression
  • higher education
  • location rationale
  • New Deal legislation
  • wartime growth

Call Number
82-009

Physical Description

29 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 60 minutes; no index

Interviewer
King, R.T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Robert Morris, born 1911, discusses his experiences as public relations manager for the International Harvester in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He begins the account in the executive training program during the Great Depression and is eventually selected for the position he held for thirty years. Union pressures, political aspects, corporate philosophy and a host of other related topics are described during his account.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • Adams Township Fire Department
  • Indiana Department of Commerce
  • International Harvester Company
  • Journal-Gazette
  • News-Sentinel
• • Occupation Names
  • public relations manager
• • Place Names
  • Fort Wayne, Indiana
• • Subjects
  • annexation
  • corporate philosophy
  • corporate political enticement
  • executive training
  • International Harvester Scout
  • inventory tax
  • Meyer Road expansion
  • negative business legislation
  • political involvement
  • public relations
  • unions

Call Number
82-035

Physical Description

40 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 70 minutes; no index; photograph of interviewee

Interviewer
Howland, Frank

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Daniel C. Orcutt, born in 1936 and serving as the executive director of the Indianapolis Airport Authority at the time of the interview, discusses a variety of issues relating to the Indianapolis Airport. He states the future prospects of air traffic expansion and the role of federal and state government in facilitating or restraining this development. He also touches upon the character of the Indianapolis Airport and details the history of the Airport Development Aid Program.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • American Association of Airport Executives
  • Civil Aeronautics Board
  • Federal Aviation Administration
  • Indianapolis Airport Authority
• • Occupation Names
  • executive director
• • Place Names
  • Chicago, Illinois
  • Indianapolis, Indiana
• • Subjects
  • air traffic
  • airline deregulation
  • Airport Development Aid Program
  • airports
  • cargo planes
  • federal aid
  • federal government
  • tourism

Call Number
82-024

Physical Description

23 pages; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 45 minutes; no index

Interviewer
King, R. T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Former governor of Indiana, Robert Orr broadly discusses economic development during his term as lieutenant governor and director of the Department of Commerce. He mentions several efforts he undertook to encourage economic growth and to provide incentives for companies to conduct business in Indiana, particularly within the steel industry.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • Delta Faucet Company
  • Indiana Department of Commerce
• • Occupation Names
  • governor
• • Personal Names
  • Bowen, Otis R.
• • Subjects
  • economic development corporations
  • economic growth
  • energy
  • Indiana business
  • international business
  • minority business activity
  • steel industry
  • tourism

Call Number
82-059

Physical Description

33 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 69 minutes; no index

Interviewer
Duesterberg, Daniel J.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Ronald Palamara, born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1939, discusses his work with Anacomp, Inc. as one of its founders and president. He relates the history of the company between 1969 and the date of the interview. He also mentions some of the challenges that entrepreneurs in Indiana face. Finally, he talks about competition from Japanese companies and the growth of the data processing industry in general.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • Anacomp, Inc.
  • General Motors Corporation
  • Manned Spacecraft Center
  • Purdue University
• • Occupation Names
  • company president
• • Place Names
  • Indianapolis, Indiana
• • Subjects
  • banks
  • data center
  • data processing industry
  • entrepreneurship
  • Japanese companies

Call Number
82-046

Physical Description

32 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 95 minutes; no index

Interviewer
King, R.T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Two top-level executives of the Stant Manufacturing Company, David Paridy and Claire Widdows, provide an overview of the company between 1938 and 1982. They discuss the success of Indiana parts manufacturers and Stant's relationship to the automobile industry. They also detail the purchase of Stant by Purolator and the era of expansion that followed. Paridy and Widdows also mention some problems the company has had with unions such as UAW, and they analyze the education and skill level of the company's workforce.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • Ford Motor Company
  • General Motors Corporation
  • Purolator Courier Limited
  • Stant Manufacturing Company
• • Occupation Names
  • company president
• • Personal Names
  • Stant, Kyle
• • Place Names
  • Connersville, Indiana
• • Subjects
  • automobile companies
  • automotive industry
  • automotive parts
  • defense contracts
  • foreign competition
  • plastics
  • workforce
  • World War II

Call Number
82-005

Physical Description

37 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 110 minutes; no index

Interviewer
King, R.T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Robert Schmidt, former plant manager at the International Harvester Company, reflects on his life before embarking on a career with the company. He describes Ft. Wayne and the early days of the company in the 1950's. Schmidt provides a background to the automotive union strike during the 1970's by discussing the role of consulting firms in cutting the workforce and the tension that existed between them and the unions.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • International Harvester Company
• • Occupation Names
  • factory manager
• • Place Names
  • Ft. Wayne, Indiana
• • Subjects
  • company management
  • consulting firms
  • heavy truck industry
  • plant management
  • strikes
  • truck manufacture
  • unions

Call Number
82-065

Physical Description

43 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 115 minutes; no index; photograph of interviewee

Interviewer
King, R.T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Theodore Schulenberg, born in Farmers Retreat, Indiana in 1919, discusses state planning in Indiana within his capacity as manager of long range planning for the Indiana Department of Highways. Schulenberg elaborates on the responsibilities of the Indiana Economic Council and the Department of Commerce, particularly during Harold Handley's term as governor. He also mentions the 1963 tax reform's influences on companies and details the establishment of a state planning office in Indiana. Lastly, he compares state planning in Indiana and Massachusetts, where he was commissioner of the Department of Commerce between 1965 and 1969.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • Indiana Department of Commerce
  • Indiana Department of Highways
  • Indiana Economic Council
  • Indianapolis City Planning Commission
• • Occupation Names
  • long range planning manager
• • Personal Names
  • Handley, Harold,
  • Mellett, John C.
  • Stout, Sam
  • Thomas, Anson
  • Welsh, Matthew E.
• • Place Names
  • Kokomo, Indiana
• • Subjects
  • community life
  • economic growth
  • Indiana Toll Road Project
  • state planning
  • tax reform

Call Number
82-044

Physical Description

7 pages; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 17 minutes; index; biographical sketch

Interviewer
King, R.T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

David Sells, born 1919, was a member of the United AutoWorkers. He briefly compares the current recession, particularly in the automotive industry, with the Great Depression. Also mentioned are the loss of members in the UAW, concessions the union has made, and the trouble with Indiana's economic development plans.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • United Auto Workers
• • Subjects
  • economic growth
  • Great Depression
  • labor concessions
  • membership decline
  • recession concessions

Call Number
82-023

Physical Description

41 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8ips, 90 minutes; no index

Interviewer
King, R.T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Charles Spratt, born 1922, discusses his work as the tax compliance manager for the Inland Steel Company in Lake County, Indiana. The major topics of discussion deal with various tax programs enacted through the years and the effects they have had on Indiana business, notably Inland Steel, as well as Federal Regulation 16. Of particular note are the problems with property taxes and the wide-sweeping reforms brought about under Governor Otis Bowen in the 1973 tax package.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • Indiana Manufacturers Association
  • Inland Steel Company
  • Lake County Tax Research Bureau
  • Northwest Indiana Association of Commerce and Industry
  • U.S. Steel Corporation
• • Occupation Names
  • tax compliance manager
• • Personal Names
  • Bowen, Otis R.
• • Place Names
  • Calumet, Indiana
  • East Chicago, Indiana
  • Hammond, Indiana
  • Lake County, Indiana
• • Subjects
  • government lobbying
  • property taxes
  • taxes

Call Number
82-047

Physical Description

17 pages; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 55 minutes; no index

Interviewer
King, R.T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Former Indiana University Chancellor Herman Wells, born 1902 and Professor Edward Edwards, born 1908, discuss banking in Indiana in the nineteen thirties. The goals of the 1933 Banking Act, and its long term effects on state banking, the branching issue and the ability of smaller banks to finance loans are included in the discussion.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • Indiana Bankers Association
  • Indiana University
• • Subjects
  • 1933 Banking Act
  • bank branching
  • farm decline
  • reapportionment

Call Number
82-027

Physical Description

26 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 112 minutes; no index; photograph of interviewee

Interviewer
King, R.T.; Marcus, Morton

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Former governor of Indiana, Matthew Welsh, provides an overview of economic development during his term in office (1961-64). Welsh discusses the refusal on the part of Indiana to accept federal funds. He also mentions the debate between the dominant Republican Party and his Democratic affiliation over the tax reform of 1963, which required manufacturing companies to pay a tax to the state for the first time. Welsh also talks about the creation of Ivy Tech as a necessary vocational school, and he analyzes the current state of economic development in Indiana.

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • Ivy Tech State College
  • United States Department of Commerce
• • Occupation Names
  • governor
• • Personal Names
  • Book, William F.
• • Place Names
  • Lawrenceville, Indiana
• • Subjects
  • 1957 Indiana Right to Work Law
  • airports
  • automobile industry
  • conservatives
  • economic growth
  • education
  • federal aid
  • federal government
  • political parties
  • Pulliam Newspapers
  • Republican Party
  • taxes

Call Number
82-026

Physical Description

27 pages; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 50 minutes; no index

Interviewer
King, R.T.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Vice president of public affairs for the International Harvester Company, Brian Whalen, born 1939, discusses elements associated with his position since 1973. Topics in the interview include site location factors particularly related to Indiana, changes in attitude about government lobbying, taxes, corporate reorganization, federal policy and the "Save the Scout Campaign."

• Keywords
• • Corporation Names
  • Indiana Department of Commerce
  • Indiana Department of Revenue
  • International Harvester Company
• • Occupation Names
  • vice president of public affairs
• • Place Names
  • Indianapolis, Indiana
• • Subjects
  • corporate policy
  • federal policy
  • government lobbying
  • International Harvester Scout
  • inventory policy
  • location factors
  • plant expansion
  • reorganization impact
  • unitary tax system