Antique automobile restoration expert Dan Shafarman talks about his interest in REO motor cars and the history of automobile industry
Antique automobile restoration expert Dan Shafarman talks about his interest in REO motor cars and his difficult search for parts to fix a REO Royale. Shafarman also talks about his life before coming to the Lansing, MI area in 1969, mass production techniques in the auto industry, bad working conditions in the early car factories, Henry Ford’s hiring and pay practices, corporate paternalism, and the "novel" idea of paying workers enough to afford to buy the products they built. Recorded as part of the commemoration of REO Motor Car Company’s 100th Anniversary.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2004-05-13
- Interviewees
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Shafarman, Dan
- Interviewers
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Bradley, Shirley J.
- Contributors
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REO Centennial (Project)
- Subjects
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Shafarman, Dan
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947
Reo Motor Car Company
Assembly-line methods
Automobile factories
Automobile industry and trade
Automobiles--Conservation and restoration
Compensation management
Corporate culture
Sex discrimination against women
Sex discrimination in employment
Work environment
United States
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 01:30:17
- Venue Note
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Interviewed and recorded by Shirley J. Bradley, May 13, 2004.
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 16314
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b8663807
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