Guide to the Containerization Oral History Collection

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Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0639
Creators:
Harlander, Leslie
Gibson, Andrew
Donovan, Arthur
Cushing, Charles
Boylston, John
Seiberlich, Carl
Pfeiffer, Robert
Powell, Stanley
Richardson, Paul
Seaton, Bruce
Horvitz, Wayne
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Katims, Ron
Morrison, Scott
Dates:
1995-1998.
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
0.5 Cubic feet
Repository:
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, interviewer.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Divided into 2 series: (1) Original audio cassettes; (2) Transcripts. Unarranged.
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
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alison Oswald, 2000.
Author
Alison Oswald
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.,NMAH, Dept of History, 12th St. and Constitution Ave., N.W., Room 1016, MRC 604, Washington, D.C. 20560.,Made for NMAH.,00/00/00.,1999.3073.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Restrictions on Access
Audio cassettes:,Original tapes 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.
Ownership and Custodial History
Ownership and Custodial History
Oral history created by Arthur Donovan and the Lemelson Center.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Transportation -- 1990-2000 Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Transportation equipment industry -- 1990-2000 Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Transcripts Type Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ships -- Cargo -- 1990-2000 Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shipping -- 1990-2000 -- United States Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shipment of goods -- 1990-2000 Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Oral history -- 1990-2000 Type Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interviews -- 1980-2000 Type Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Containers -- 1990-2000 Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Containerization -- 1990-2000 Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Container ships -- 1990-2000 Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Container industry -- 1990-2000 Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Audio cassettes -- 1990-2000 Type Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Repository Contact
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
archivescenter@si.edu
http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives