- Summary
- The interview begins with Gregory's childhood and education in Riga, Hamburg, Brussels and London, moves to his emigration to the U.S. and ends with his eventual career in Southern California. Major topics covered include the plight of Jews in Nazi Germany, Jewish refugees in World War II, the evolution of the adhesives and sealants branch of the chemical industry, the development of Products Research and Chemical Corporation, relations with the aerospace industry, government contracting and regulation, licensing agreements, research and development of new products, mergers, and the personal relations among the leaders of the company.
- Format
- Manuscript language material
- Author/Creator
- Gregory, George, 1917- interviewee.
- Published
- [Los Angeles] : Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles, ©1992
- Locale
- California, Southern
Southern California
- Other Authors/Editors
- Hathaway, Neil D., interviewer.
University of California, Los Angeles. Oral History Program.
- Biography
- Latvian emigre to U.S.; Southern California-based entrepreneur.
- Notes
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Transcript of a 39-hour interview completed under the auspices of the UCLA Oral History Program.
Volume includes index.
The UCLA Oral History Program : catalog of the collection / compiled by Vimala Jayanti. 2nd ed. (Los Angeles : Oral History Program, Department of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles, 1992) is available in the UCLA Dept. of Special Collections.
Forms part of: Oral History collection, Department of Special Collections, University Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
