Eli
Subtitle: the story of a patriarch
By: Eli Field.
Publisher: E. Field
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 666
Subjects: Field, Eli, 1910-; Field Container Company; Businessmen -- Illinois -- Biography; Philanthropists -- Illinois -- Biography; Illinois -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 631-637) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: PART I; title: SURVEYING THE FIELD: MY BACKGROUND AND EARLY LIFE; title: 1. RUSSIAN ROOTS; title: 2. LIFE IN LIVERPOOL: BIRTH TO; title: BAR MITZVAH, 1910-23; title: 3. SAILING THE SEA IN STEERAGE,; title: AND LIFE IN LAWNDALE, 1923-29; title: Sailing in Steerage; title: Eight Days on Ellis Island; title: Arrival in Chicago; title: Life in Lawndale; title: Starting School; title: High School Years; title: Moving Days; title: Beginning of a Serious Soccer Career; title: Survival at the Poverty Line; title: Marriage and Motherhood of My Sisters; title: Beginning of My Philosophy of Life; title: PART II; title: PLANTING THE FIELD: STARTING A BUSINESS CAREER AND A FAMILY, 1929-42; title: 4. PREPARING TO OWN MY OWN BUSINESS, 1929-42; title: Business Activities; title: Depression and Prohibition; title: Family; title: Social Life, Courtship, Marriage and Children; title: Jewish Community Life; title: Soccer; title: Beginnings of Naziism and the Holocaust; title: 5. GETTING STARTED IN BUSINESS: LAKE STREET LOFT, 1942-46; title: The Business; title: World War II and the Holocaust; title: Soccer; title: Children and Vacations; title: Tragedy Strikes the Family; title: Moving Up and Relationships with Parents and; title: Siblings; title: Next Move for the Business; title: PART III; title: CULTIVATING THE FIELD: GROWTH OF THE BUSINESS AND THE FAMILY, 1946-86; title: 6. MOVING AHEAD: ADDISON STREET, 1946-55; title: The Business: Buying Our First Building; title: Community Life; title: Soccer and Other Sports; title: Children and Family; title: Vacation Time; title: Move to Glencoe; title: My Father's Fortunes Improve, but He Ages; title: Israel's War of Independence and Other Historical; title: Events; title: 7. YEARS OF GROWTH: PULASKI ROAD, 1955-61; title: The Business: Buying Our Second Building and; title: Making Our First Acquisition; title: Social Life; title: Vacations; title: Family Life; title: Return to Liverpool and Trip to Europe; title: Larry Prepares to Join the Business; title: 8. THE SECOND GENERATION AND THE MOVE TO ELK GROVE VILLAGE, 1961-67; title: The Next Generation Joins the Business; title: Moving to Elk Grove Village; title: Rescue by Friends; title: Lithographic Printing Begins; title: Raising the Level of Our Quality and Our Customers; title: Employee-Management Relations; title: Personal Life; title: Vacations; title: Historical Events; title: 9. MORE GIANT STEPS UPWARD, 1968-76; title: Becoming More Sophisticated; title: Bobby Hull Skates with Field Container; title: Gaining and Losing an Important Executive; title: We Woo Weyerhaeuser; title: Creating Opportunities for Second-Generation; title: Management; title: First Satellite Division Established; title: Reaction to Change; title: First Move towards a National Presence; title: Acquiring J.G. Clark Company; title: 10. PERSONAL LIFE, 1968-76 AND BEYOND; title: Family; title: Travels; title: Recreation and Social Life; title: Historical Events; title: 11. ON TO THE NATIONAL ARENA, 1977-86; title: Go South Young Man, 1977-81; title: Go East Young Man, 1981-86; title: Next Step: Buying a Paper Mill; title: Dealings with Unions; title: To Centralize or Decentralize, That is the Question; title: Courage and Creativity: Losing a Supplier and; title: Gaining a New One; title: PART IV; title: HARVESTING THE FIELD: ACHIEVING; title: INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP, ENJOYING; title: THE FRUITS OF ACTIVE PHILANTHROPY; title: AND SEEING AN ACCOMPLISHED FAMILY; title: EMERGE, 1987-PRESENT; title: 12. ACHIEVING INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP,; title: PART 1, 1987-91; title: Establishing a Total Quality Program; title: Buying an Ink Company; title: Continuing to Expand; title: 13. ACHIEVING INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP,; title: PART 2, 1992-PRESENT; title: Building Our First Focus Plant and; title: Becoming Pillsbury's Partner; title: Moving into the Core and Tube Business; title: Perfecting Four Printing Processes; title: Our Willingness to Invest in Our Company; title: 14. THE FIELD CONTAINER COMPANY CULTURE: A RETROSPECTIVE; title: Customer is King; title: Lean and Flexible; title: Good Work Habits; title: How to Grow; title: Training, Respect and Opportunity for Employees; title: Dedication to Employees; title: Dedication to Family; title: 15. PHILANTHROPY; title: Childhood Memories; title: North Suburban Synagogue Beth El; title: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago; title: American Jewish Committee; title: The Jewish Theological Seminary of America; title: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; title: Ellis Island Museum; title: Other Philanthropic Activities and Awards; title: Field Family Grandchildren's Foundation; title: Being a Role Model; title: 16. MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH ISRAEL; title: 17. CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN; title: AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN; title: Sandra and Her Family; title: Larry and His Family; title: Marty and His Family; title: Robert and His Family; title: Linda and Her Family; title: Perpetuation of Judaism and the Jewish People; title: Looking Out Over the Generations; title: 18. ELI FIELD'S ETHICAL WILL: MY CREED; title: APPENDICES; title: I. FAMILY DOCUMENTS FROM RUSSIA; title: Fanarov Family Documents from Nezhin; title: Motelev Family Documents from Priluki; title: Oshovsky and Newmark Family Documents from; title: Priluki; title: II FAMILY TREE OF HYMAN FIELD AND BESSIE MOTELEV FIELD AND THEIR; title: DESCENDANTS.