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DOMINION BRIDGE COMPANY / COMPAGNIE DOMINION BRIDGE

1984-0443

Sound

5 of 5

1973

Dominion Bridge Company

Interview of Miss M.S. Parr who worked as an office worker at the Dominion Bridge Company in Lachine, Quebec from 1916 to 1959. Parr recalls her first job as a stenographer and payroll clerk and her later work in the Mechanical Engineering Department where she spent 27 years and finally, her work in the Executive Offices from 1947 to 1959. During World War I, Parr was responsible for keeping detailed ledgers for the production shedules and costs of the many types of shells produced by the company. Also, noteworthy discussion of the many expansions of the Lachine facilities, the various activities organized by the employee's recreation club including the skating rink and tennis courts on the company's property and the company pension plan begun in 1944. Throughout the interview, Parr talks about various company executives including Phelps Johnson, George Duggan, William Angus, Whitham Taylor-Bailey, all former presidents of Dominion Bridge.

English

Open

A1 2001-07-0028

MSS 16476

with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of AMCA : with permission of interviewees during their lifetimesThe copyright on this material was originally held by Dominion Bridge, a company that moved to the States and became AMCA and then United Dominion. Apparently United Dominion sold its Dominion Bridge division to a Canadian company, in 1993.According to the Gazette of 13 November 1998, Dominion Bridge of Lachine became part of ADF Heavy Industries, part of the Group ADF Inc. which is owned by the Au Dragon Forgè (Paschini family) of Terrebonne, Quebec.ADF was then acquired by TIL Cintreurs de Tubes International Ltee.Copyright owner: TIL Cintreurs de Tubes International Ltee.