Collection search - Bata, Thomas J. - Interview
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Record information – Brief Bata, Thomas J. - Interview
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1988-08-24Item number (ISN):267430Type of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:SINCLAIR, SonjaAccession:1997-0312Media:SoundPart:1 of 1Production date:1988-08-24Release date:1988-08-24Production company:Sonja Sinclair (Interviewer)Description:Thomas Bata talks about: Jan Bata and his blacklisting by Americans during World War II; denies that his uncle might have been pro-Nazi; Thomas Bata's realization he might have to assert his claim to leadership against his uncle and an gradual shift of influence; establishment of Bata Ltd. in Canada to save postwar organization; Chilean operation and Jan's disastrous decision; company saved from loan sharks; purchase of South African operations by Swiss company; Thomas Bata's leadership of postwar convoy via France and Germany to Prague; meetings with Czech officials - their suggestion he surrender company shares in return for appointment as general manager; return trip to England: smuggling General Sikorsky's family from Pilsen to France; and differences and similarities in management styles between him and his son. <2h 10mn>Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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