Graco Inc. Oral History Project: Interview with David A. Koch

Titles: Graco Inc. Oral History Project: Interview with David A. Koch (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: David A. Koch was born June 17, 1930 in Boston Massachusetts. His family moved to Minnesota shortly after his birth. In 1956, he married Barbara Gray, daughter of Leil Gray, co-founder of Gray Co., and joined Gray Co. as a sales trainee. On October 1, 1962, he become president of the company. The company changed its name to Graco Inc. and the first public offering of the company's common stock was made in 1969. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: The Gray family; history of Graco Inc. and its future; his involvement with the company.

Dates

• 12/21/1982 - 03/10/1983 (Interviews conducted 12/21/1982, 1/6/1983, 1/14/1983, 3/10/1983.) (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Koch, David A.
• interviewer: Fogerty, James E.
• subject: Graco Inc.

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 8.6
• Accession Number: AV1985.114.2

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Graco Inc. Oral History Project' <OH 8>

Quantity: 4 hours sound cassette 86 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 240 minutes length

Subjects

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