| Interviewee | WELHAUSEN, Philip. (b. ca. 1900) |
| Professions | President |
| Employers | Tex-Tan Western Leather Company |
| Interview ID # | OHB 0041 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | President, Tex-Tan Western Leather Company, Yoakum, Texas. Father’s development of leather tanning business in Yoakum; line of leather products; comments on effects of Depression and World War II on business; tanning processes; saddletree production; sale of business assets, 1956; merger with Tandy Corporation; saddle promotions; expansion into Canada and Mexico; experiences with labor unions in Yoakum; views on pay systems, motivation, and piece work; development of Western Sales stores; retirement. |
| Interviewer(s) | Floyd Jenkins |
| Physical Description | 61 pp. |
| Terms of Use | Open |
