Oral History Interview with Donald M. Smith, August 12, 1996
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Interview with Donald M. Smith, businessman, concerning his experiences as the head of Riverside Foundry, Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, during World War II. Foundry business during the Great Depression; thoughts about Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal; conversion from peacetime to wartime production during World War II; obtaining contracts to produce hand grenades and rifle grenades; problems in procuring pig iron and other scarce materials; employment of women; technological innovations in …
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Date:
August 12, 1996
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Smith, Donald M.
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UNT Oral History Program