| Interviewee | SMITH, Donald M. (b. 1912) |
| Professions | Businessman |
| Interview ID # | OH 1147 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | Businessman 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 manufacturing process; responsibilities toward the local community. |
| Interviewer(s) | Ronald E. Marcello |
| Physical Description | 51 pp. |
| Terms of Use | Open |
