Oral history interview with Jerome Kohlberg, Jr.
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Jerome Kohlberg, Jr. was conducted by Jim Strassmaier at the Heathman Hotel in Portland, Oregon, on February 6, 1991. In this interview, Kohlberg discusses working as a law clerk for Judge Gus Solomon at the U.S. District Court of Oregon.
Dates
- 1991 February 6
Creator
- Kohlberg, Jerome, Jr., 1925-2015 (Interviewee, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and the U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Biographical note
Jerome Kohlberg, Jr. was born in New York in 1925. He attended Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, then was called to serve in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After his discharge, he attended Harvard Business School, where he earned an MBA. He also earned a law degree from Columbia University. He came to Oregon after graduating from law school and clerked for Judge Gus Solomon of the U.S. District Court of Oregon. He and Nancy Seiffer were married in 1949; they later had four children. He joined Bear Stearns in 1955 and founded the Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts investment firm (also known as KKR & Co.) in 1976. He died in 2015.
Extent
.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (26 min., 12 sec.) + transcript (9 pages))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history with Jerome Kohlberg, Jr. conducted by James Strassmaier on February 6, 1991, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Kohlberg was a law clerk for Judge Gus Solomon of the U.S. District Court of Oregon.
Existence and Location of Copies
General
Forms part of the United States District Court Oral History Project.
Creator
- Kohlberg, Jerome, Jr., 1925-2015 (Interviewee, Person)
- Strassmaier, James (Interviewer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to oral history interview with Jerome Kohlberg, Jr.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Stroman
- Date
- 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
- Sponsor
- This project is supported in whole or part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the State Library of Oregon.
Repository Details
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