Samuel K. Himmelrich (1930-2020), 1995 January 15
Abstract
In this interview, Samuel K. Himmelrich (1930-2020) discusses the evolution of his father's company (Inland) from selling lubricating oil to supplying gas stations with unbranded gasoline. He describes working for Inland Oil and Chemical, and recounts the various people and private gas stations who were in business in the Baltimore Metropolitan area while Inland was in the business of selling petroleum (approximately from the mid-1930s-early-1960s).
Dates
- 1995 January 15
Creator
- Himmelrich, Samuel K., 1930-2020 (Narrator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Biographical / Historical
Samuel K. Himmelrich's father Alfred R. Himmelrich, Sr. founded Inland Oil and Chemical in 1926. Samuel K. Himmelrich would later run the company, purchasing Leidy Chemical Company in 1974, forming Inland Leidy Chemicals. Himmelrich sold the plant to the Maryland Stadium Authority so the site could be used as parking for patrons of Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium.
Extent
1 Cassettes (32 minute audio recording)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Bibliography
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 5 oral history interviews.
The Science and Technology Series oral history collection focuses on those working in the science and technology fields in the Baltimore area from the 1970s-early-1990s. As noted by interviewer John Direll, the Science and Technology Series was undertaken so that those interested in pursuing a career in the sciences could be inspired by those interviewed.
Interviews were conducted from 1988-1995 by John Direll and possibly two others whose information was not recorded. Interviewees include: Benjamin R. Fuller, a patent examiner with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); Dr. Bernard Harris Jr. (1924-1990) a Baltimore physician and son of the civic leader Dr. Bernard Harris Sr.; Samuel K. Himmelrich (1930-2020) the owner of Inland Leidy Chemicals (formerly Inland Oil and Chemical); Bernard Madison, Technical Program Manager at the Medical Eye Bank of Maryland; and Allan Myers, Electromagnetic Interference Engineer at MET Laboratories.
The interviews focus on a variety of topics: growing up in Maryland, early educational experiences, family life, career interests, racial segregation, and discrimination.
Originally in the custody of the Baltimore City Life Museums, which closed in 1997, the tapes are now held at the Maryland Center for History and Culture.
Creator
- Himmelrich, Samuel K., 1930-2020 (Narrator, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org