Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Part II: Interview with Lewis W. Lehr

Titles: Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Part II: Interview with Lewis W. Lehr (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Lewis W. Lehr was born in Elgin, Nebraska, and graduated from the University of Nebraska with a degree in chemical engineering. During World War II he served as an army officer in Europe, and was transferred to the military government in Austria. He joined the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (3M) in 1947, headed the Health Care Products and Services Division, was elected to the Board of Directors in 1974, became President of U.S. operations, and later Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Life and growing up during the Great Depression; education and service in the U.S. Army in Europe; creation and evolution of 3M's health care products group; international growth and development of 3M's global business; civic and community involvement.

Dates

• 03/14/2006 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Lehr, Lewis W.
• interviewer: Fogerty, James E.

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 115
• Accession Number: AV2008.26.21

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Part II' <OH 115>

Quantity: 2 hours sound cassettes 47 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 120 minutes length

Subjects

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