McAshan, S. M.
Rating
Title
McAshan , S . M .
Abstract
Businessman S . M . McAshan Jr. , was born 1905 in Houston , Texas . His career with the cotton company , Anderson , Clayton and Company , started in 1927 when he worked as a checker in the classing room . He was the son-in-law of co-founder William Lockhart Clayton and worked as a trainee in several areas of the company which had international operations in Egypt , India , South America , and Europe . By the 1950s , Anderson , Clayton and Company had grown and diversified into insurance and food production . Mr . McAshan discusses security concerns for Anderson , Clayton and Company international personnel , inflationary economic conditions , and currency valuation . Mr . McAshan talks about the connection between world population increases , contraception , food production , and the costs for oil imports .
Collection Name
HMRC Oral History Collection
Date of Interview
February 16, 1976
Subjects
McAshan , S . M . Jr.--Interviews ; Businessmen--Texas--Houston--Interviews ; Anderson , Clayton & Co . ; Clayton , Will, 1880-1966 ; Oral histories
Interviewee
McAshan , S . M . Jr .
Interviewers
Courtwright , David
Original Format
Audio tape
Oral History Number
OH 110
Language
English
Ownership Notice
The Houston Public Library retains the literary and publishing rights of its oral histories. No part of the interviews or transcripts may be published without the written permission of the Houston Oral History Project.
Length of Interview
00:40:58
Type
Text ; Sound
Format
Flash Video FLV; Text
Funding provided by
TexTreasures Grant
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