Russell and Eva Alberts discuss their career at REO Motor Car Company

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Description:

Russell Alberts talks about working at REO Motor Car Company, in Lansing, MI, from 1928 to 1939. Alberts describes conditions in the plant, his jobs, pay, benefits, and hours, before unionization and the great strides made by workers after the big labor strike of 1937 and the Lansing Labor Holiday. He also talks about the REO Clubhouse, the radio station, REO products and making experimental vehicles for the American military. Alberts' wife, Eva Alberts, describes her work in the REO Navy Department during the war and both discuss an accidental death in the plant and the safety issues which plagued the manufacturer for decades. The interviewer is Shirley Bradley. Recorded as part of the REO Memories oral history project.

Date Issued:

1992-04-16T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, and Lansing

Subject Topic:

Career in automobile industry and trade, Career in automobile industry and trade, Buildings, Equipment, Design and construction, Automobile industry workers, Work environment, General strikes, Vehicles, Military, Design and construction, Automobile industry and trade, and Accidents

Subject Name:

Alberts, Russell, Alberts, Eva, Alberts, Russell, Alberts, Eva, Reo Motor Car Company, Reo Motor Car Company, and United States

Subject Genre:

Interviews, Interviews, Interviews, and Interviews

Subject Title:

Armed Forces

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5h70814p