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

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Descriptive Summary

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

Dates: 1996

Collection Number: OH--Neptune

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 1 v. (79 l. : ill. ; 29 cm.)

Repository: Berkeley Historical Society

Berkeley, California 94704

Abstract: Neptune's involvement in various cooperative movements.

Language of Material: English

Access

The collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

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

Biography/Administrative History

Oral history interview conducted by Therese Pipe in 1987 for the Berkeley Historical Society.

Scope and Content of Collection

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.