OHB 0048 | Oral History

OHB 0048

Owner and operator, Jim Hardin’s Paint and Wallcovering, Denton, Texas. Family background; employment with Esler paint and Paper Company, Denison; promotion to assistant manager and outside salesman; effects of Depression in Denison; comments on union activities in Denison; military service in World War II; experiences in hanging wallcovering; employment at Jack Hodges’s Paint store, Denton, 1953; purchase of business from Hodges; views on Dallas competition; comments on development of paint components; views on organization of KEM Institute to promote latex paint; comments on the development of wallcovering; business orientation toward homeowner; pricing changes in paint and wallcovering; outlet for Pittsburgh paint products; growth of business; family employees; description of advertising; views on credit business; factors in developing successful operation; work in trade associations; advantages of family-operated business.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 133 pp.
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Floyd Jenkins
Date of Interview January 31, 1981

Additional Resources

The following lists of links include general-purpose research sites that may have materials related to oral history research methodolgies, or the topic you are interested in.