Interviewer
Orlan J. Svingen
Files
Description
Ernie B. Corrick, General Manager of the Rocky Mountain Timberlands Division for Champion International Corporation, discusses the major structural changes that took place in the company since he began working there in the 1950s. Corrick describes the merger of the Anaconda Company, in Anaconda, Montana, with a larger company, Hoerner Waldorf, and later the merger between Horner Waldorf and U.S. Plywood Champions to create the Champion International Corporation. Corrick describes the different general managers he worked for over the years, including future Missoula mayor H. Ron Dix. Corrick describes the expansion of Champion in the 1960s, with the installation of new plants and the electrification of old ones.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Champion International Corporation; Bonner, Montana; Milltown, Montana; Bonner mill facility; Timberlands; Anaconda Company; Anaconda Copper Mining Company [ACM]; Missoula, Montana; Hoerner-Waldorf; Paper mill; Pulp mill; Anaconda Mill; Sawmills; Berkeley Pit; Butte, Montana; Beam plant; House plant; Log mill; Anaconda Building Materials; U.S. Plywood; US Plywood Champion; Browning, Montana; Silver City, Montana; Salmon, Idaho; International Paper Company; Rocky Mountain operations; Stamford, Connecticut
Original Date
5-4-1984
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Champion International Corporation Centennial Oral History Project, OH 119, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 119-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (60 min.): analog + 1 transcript (23 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:59:58 minutes
Local Filename
OH_119_001.mp3; OH_119_001.pdf
Citation
Corrick, Ernie B., "Ernie B. Corrick Interview, May 4, 1984" (1984). Champion International Corporation Centennial Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/championinternational_oralhistory/1