Project description: This project involved about a dozen interviewees involved in the process of containerization: standardizing shipping crates to fit a variety of transportation methods and pack in more efficient ways. Interviews were conducted by Arthur Donovan, who wrote a book on the subject.
Regulatory significance: Uncertain, as the interviews are not available online, but this collection likely speaks to standard setting in both public and private contexts. Container disparities in size, shape, and material have been considered a non-tariff barrier to trade, and the process of standardizing containers facilitated globalization.
Repository: National Museum of American History
Interview dates: 1995-1998
Digital access: No online access.
Physical access: Holdings are available to researchers at the Archives Center of the National Museum of American History, in Washington, DC.
