Levi Strauss & Co. executive, Bay Area philanthropist, and owner of the Oakland Athletics
By: Walter A. Haas, Jr. ; with an introduction by Roger W. Heyns ; interviews conducted by Ann Lage in 1994.
Contributors: Heyns, Roger W. 1918-; Lage, Ann.; Guiney, Rite.; Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.
Publisher: Regional Oral History Office, the Bancroft Library, University of California
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
Subjects: Levi Strauss and Company.; Oakland Athletics (Baseball team); Businessmen -- California -- Interviews.; Philanthropists -- California -- Interviews.
Genres: Interviews.
Other titles: Levi Strauss and Company executive, Bay Area philanthropist, and owner of the Oakland Athletics
Description: Haas discusses his family background, friendships, and education at the University of California, Berkeley, and Harvard; his association with Levi Strauss & Co., and ownership of the Oakland Athletics baseball team. Topics include management practices, philanthropic activity, social responsibility, membership in various clubs, and team management.

Appended: Interview with Rita Guiney, secretary at Levi Strauss 1947-1987, conducted Nov. 9, 1994.