Neptune, Robert. Pioneer manager of the Consumers Cooperative of Berkeley, and long term manager at Associated Cooperatives : oral history interview, 1996

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Title:: Robert Neptune -- pioneer manager of the Consumers Cooperative of Berkeley, and long term manager at Associated Cooperatives ; oral history interview.
Dates:: 1996
Creators:: Pipe, Therese, interviewer
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Extent:: 1 v. (79 l. : ill. ; 29 cm.)
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Preferred citation:: Robert Neptune -- pioneer manager of the Consumers Cooperative of Berkeley, and long term manager at Associated Cooperatives ; oral history interview.. Berkeley Historical Society

Scope and content:: Early life, influences leading to involvement in the cooperative movement, influence of Dr. Toyohiko Kagawa, career with cooperatives, Berkeley Cooperative's early years, management of cooperatives, cooperation with the Finns, manager of Berkeley Co-op, philosophical changes of the Co-op, with with home economists, expansion of the Co-op, service on various cooperative boards; work with Associated Cooperatives; visits to former USSR and third world countries; discussion of his books; philosophical ideas about cooperative movement.
Biographical / historical:: Oral history interview conducted by Therese Pipe in 1987 for the Berkeley Historical Society.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by Berkeley Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:: 1996
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

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Restrictions:: The collection is open for research.
Terms of access:: Copyright is held by the Berkeley Historical Society. Requests for permission to publish should be addressed to the Oral History Committee of the society.

Preferred citation:: Robert Neptune -- pioneer manager of the Consumers Cooperative of Berkeley, and long term manager at Associated Cooperatives ; oral history interview.. Berkeley Historical Society

Location of this collection:: Berkeley Historical Society

1931 Center Street

Berkeley, CA 94704, US