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dc.contributor.authorO'Keeffe, Mauriceen_IE
dc.contributor.otherSouth Dublin Librariesen_IE
dc.coverage.spatial---Dublinen_IE
dc.coverage.temporal2014en_IE
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-18T03:01:16Z-
dc.date.available2014-02-18T03:01:16Z-
dc.date.copyrightFor permission to reproduce any of these recordings, contact Irish Life and Lore at info@irishlifeandlore.com. For MP3 or CD copies of interviews, please see www.irishlifeandlore.comen_IE
dc.date.issued2014en_IE
dc.identifier.otherGEORGE POFF 2.mp3 GEORGE POFF 1.mp3 GEORGE POFF 3.mp3 GEORGE POFF 4.mp3
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10599/10759-
dc.descriptionTrack 1: Gordon Poff describes his background, growing up in Rathfarnham, and his connections with the Palatine community. He joined Jacobs in 1953, beginning in the General Office under manager Ned Lee. He recalls the style in which business was conducted, which he describes as ‘old school’ and he remembers his move to the Internal Audit Department as a clerical worker in the engineering section. Track 2: The move to Tallaght, which took a total of seven years. The challenge of working between what he calls ‘the old mother house’ and the new factory, working in the Goods Inward section. Track 3: The skills of the predominately female workforce in decorating the biscuits with great speed and precision is recalled. The forewomen – Miss Patty Farrell, Miss Rice in charge of piecework and Miss Woodhead managing the floor are remembered. Track 4: Memories of Gordon’s years in engineering, where his responsibilities included stock control, and recalls the introduction of the tabulator and the card index room. Track 5: Gordon remembers the Jacobs management team at the time, Mr Edward and Mr William Bewley, and later Mr Jonathan Bewley. He describes the final years of his career at Jacobs, working in materials management.en_IE
dc.formatMP3en_IE
dc.language.isoEnglishen_IE
dc.rightsFor permission to reproduce any of these recordings, contact Irish Life and Lore at info@irishlifeandlore.com. For MP3 or CD copies of interviews, please see www.irishlifeandlore.comen_IE
dc.subjectJacob'sen_IE
dc.subjectindustryen_IE
dc.subjectbiscuit factoryen_IE
dc.titleW&R Jacob & Co. Oral History Collection 13: Gordon Poff (b. 1930)en_IE
dc.typeSounden_IE
dc.internal.visibility1en_IE
dc.rights.holderFor permission to reproduce any of these recordings, contact Irish Life and Lore at info@irishlifeandlore.com. For MP3 or CD copies of interviews, please see www.irishlifeandlore.comen_IE
dc.rights.allowmp3downloadNoen_IE
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