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Oral history interview with Arthur J. McCourt [Sound Recording 01]
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- 1979-03-13 (Creation)
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Audiocassette; 00:32:17
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Arthur James McCourt was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1917. He earned a business degree from Loyola University, and worked as an accountant in Chicago. In 1942, he and Leta May Swan were married. After serving in the Navy during World War II, McCourt became an accountant with Weyerhaeuser Company, and later was director of the company's archives. He died in 1981.
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Tape 1, Side 1. This oral history interview with Arthur J. McCourt was conducted by Charles Digregorio in Tacoma, Washington, on March 13, 1979, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library's oral history program.
In this interview, McCourt briefly discusses his early life and education in Chicago, Illinois, and his experience in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He talks about his career as an accountant, and later as director of the archives, at Weyerhaeuser Company in Washington state. He describes the organizational structure of the company and talks about the company's history. He also talks about record retention policies at Weyerhaeuser.
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Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and the estate of Arthur J. McCourt. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/
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- eng
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- Digregorio, Charles (Contributor)