Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0639
- Creators:
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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
- Dates:
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1995-1998
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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- Repository:
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Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Original audio cassettes and transcripts of oral history interviews with individuals involved in the transportation industry known as containerization. Arthur Donovan was the principal interviewer.
Arrangement
Arrangement
The collection is ivided into two series.
Serties 1: Audio cassettes, 1995-1998
Series 2: Transcripts, 19956-1998
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
This project consists of oral history interviews with individuals who initiated and implemented the post-World War II revolution in the transportation industry known as containerization. This technological and organizational revolution, a product of American innovation and entrepreneurship, has transformed the way cargos are loaded and moved on ships, trains, trucks, and barges. The introduction of trailer-sized containers as the units for loading cargo abroad ships has transformed commercial shipping. Loading items abroad ship in boxes, barrels, and bags, a system known as break-bulk, was replaced by containerization. Containerization is one of the fundamental technologies in modern society.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Commissioned for the National Museum of American History.
Ownership and Custodial History
Oral histories created by Arthur Donovan and the Lemelson Center.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alison Oswald, 2000.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Restrictions on Access
Original audio cassettes not available to researchers.
Preferred Citation
Containerization Oral History Collection 1995-1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Keywords
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
archivescenter@si.edu
