Interview with Bill Kaiser
Video
Video file
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Title
Interview with Bill Kaiser
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Content type
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Description
Interview with Bill Kaiser about his life and his company, the Bill Kaiser Company, which was a supplier to the Midwestern garment industry. He discusses his family's business importing sewing machine parts in New York, and starting his company in Kansas City after moving from New York in 1971 supplying local manufacturers with sewing machines and parts, pressing equipment, and other supplies. He notes that by 1971 manufacturing had largely moved out of the city into smaller regional towns, and says that he believes a resistance to new, faster technology and automation was a factor in the decline of the local industry. He also discusses the assembly line process of clothing manufacturing and the variety of machines and other equipment required for production, and the American garment industry's shift to overseas manufacturing.
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| Creator Name |
Creator Name
Creator: Dvorak, John A.
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Item Type
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Date(s)
2010-11-30
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| Subject |
Subject
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| Subject (local) | |
| Hierarchical Geographic Subject |
Hierarchical Geographic Subject
City Section
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| Extent |
Extent
1:14:30
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| Digital Collection(s) |
Digital Collection(s)
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| Related Item |
Related Item
Garment Industry Oral History Collection (SC229)
URL
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| Note(s) |
Note(s)
The Historic Garment Industry oral history project was conducted by the Historic Garment District Museum in cooperation with the Kansas City Public Library.
Note Type
funding
This project was funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library.
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| Shelf Locator |
Shelf Locator
SC229, Series 2
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| Use and Reproduction |
Use and Reproduction
Reproduction (printing, downloading, or copying) of images from Kansas City Public Library requires permission and payment for the following uses, whether digital or print: publication; reproduction of multiple copies; personal, non-educational purposes; and advertising or commercial purposes. Please order prints or digital files and pay use fees through this website. All images must be properly credited to: "Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri." Images and texts may be reproduced without prior permission only for purposes of temporary, private study, scholarship, or research. Those using these images and texts assume all responsibility for questions of copyright and privacy that may arise.
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| Title |
Title
Title
Interview with Bill Kaiser
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| Content type |
Content type
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| Description |
Description
Interview with Bill Kaiser about his life and his company, the Bill Kaiser Company, which was a supplier to the Midwestern garment industry. He discusses his family's business importing sewing machine parts in New York, and starting his company in Kansas City after moving from New York in 1971 supplying local manufacturers with sewing machines and parts, pressing equipment, and other supplies. He notes that by 1971 manufacturing had largely moved out of the city into smaller regional towns, and says that he believes a resistance to new, faster technology and automation was a factor in the decline of the local industry. He also discusses the assembly line process of clothing manufacturing and the variety of machines and other equipment required for production, and the American garment industry's shift to overseas manufacturing.
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| Creator Name |
Creator Name
Creator: Dvorak, John A.
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| Item Type |
Item Type
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| Date(s) |
Date(s)
2010-11-30
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| Subject |
Subject
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| Subject (local) | |
| Hierarchical Geographic Subject |
Hierarchical Geographic Subject
City Section
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| Extent |
Extent
1:14:30
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| Digital Collection(s) |
Digital Collection(s)
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| Related Item |
Related Item
Garment Industry Oral History Collection (SC229)
URL
|
| Note(s) |
Note(s)
The Historic Garment Industry oral history project was conducted by the Historic Garment District Museum in cooperation with the Kansas City Public Library.
Note Type
funding
This project was funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library.
|
| Shelf Locator |
Shelf Locator
SC229, Series 2
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| Use and Reproduction |
Use and Reproduction
Reproduction (printing, downloading, or copying) of images from Kansas City Public Library requires permission and payment for the following uses, whether digital or print: publication; reproduction of multiple copies; personal, non-educational purposes; and advertising or commercial purposes. Please order prints or digital files and pay use fees through this website. All images must be properly credited to: "Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri." Images and texts may be reproduced without prior permission only for purposes of temporary, private study, scholarship, or research. Those using these images and texts assume all responsibility for questions of copyright and privacy that may arise.
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