Oral history interview with Richard C. Bradford / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (6 of 9)
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- 1977-12-15
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Bradford discusses his life in Flint, Michigan, and La Crosse, Wisconsin. He describes his work at the Buick Motor Division of General Motors in Flint, local politics, and Ku Klux Klan activity. He also mentions moving to Melrose Park, Illinois to work for the Buick plant there. Finally, he discusses his move to La Crosse to work in the air conditioning industry at Trane Company, and he recalls city government and community life.
00:00:00—Beloit College, Beloit, WI, religion, Congregationalism (Protestant Christianity) | 00:05:30—South Beloit, IL, Boy Scouts, Ray Wheeler, revamping of the program | 00:09:30—Trane Company, management, La Crosse, WI | 00:15:00—Trane Company, enlargement, 1954 | 00:16:35—Trane Company, employees, city affairs, La Crosse, WI | 00:21:00—Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), Wisconsin | 00:23:00—Trane Company, employees, high-quality | 00:25:09—Trane Company, management, Donald C. Minard | 00:28:45—Trane Company, administration building | 00:31:39—Trane Company, employees, loyalty | 00:35:06—La Crosse, industries, competition | 00:37:35—Local, national, international, markets, automobiles | 00:40:27—Trane company, strikes, 1937, 1957 | 00:48:30—Trane company, anti-union sentiment, 1950s | 00:50:55—Trane company, strikes, unions, Mayor Milo G. Knutson (1917-1981) | 00:55:33—Trane Company, factory union, office union, tool room union | 00:57:14—Trane Company, union
Tape 6 of 9.
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- Recollection Wisconsin
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- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
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- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program
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- Bradford, Richard -- Interviews
Oral history
Oral history -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Interviews -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
La Crosse (Wis.) -- History
Buick Motor Company
Automobile industry and trade -- Michigan -- Flint
Air conditioning industry -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Flint (Mich.) -- Social life and customs
La Crosse (Wis.) -- Social life and customs - Type
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- English
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- Oral history interview with Richard C. Bradford / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (6 of 9). 1977-12-15. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000142. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
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- (1977-12-15) Oral history interview with Richard C. Bradford / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (6 of 9). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000142
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