Oral history interview with Douglas G. Odom, Jr., 5 June 2007.
(Document/manuscript/pamphlet/archival material)

Materials housed in Special Collections Division of the Main Library, Nashville Public Library.

This interview was recorded in digital format using a Marantz PMD671 solid state recorder. The interview was recorded in .wav format at 48 khz and 16 bit and was converted to .mp3 format for access.

In library use only. Available by appointment.

Scope and content: Oral history interview with Madison businessman Douglas G. Odom, Jr., conducted 5 June 2007 by James T. Havron as part of the Library Interviews series of the Nashville Public Library's Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project. During the 80 minute interview, Odom discusses such topics as his childhood; his family's business, Odom's Tennessee Pride Sausage, including the role his mother, Louise Odom, played in the business's success; his service in the Marine Corps; how his grandfather and father got started in the meat industry; how his father started the sausage business with a loan from a family friend; the company's involvement with the American Meat Institute; the creation of the trademark Farm Boy icon; how the company has focused its advertising over the years; the success of Odom's Tennessee Pride Sausage as a small business; the strength of his business competitors; and the role copyright has played in protecting the company's trademark.

Cite as: Oral history interview with Douglas G. Odom, Jr., Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project, Special Collections Division, Nashville Public Library.

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Douglas G. Odom, Jr., was born 24 Jan. 1929. His father's family was originally from Nashville, and he moved to Nashville with his parents shortly after his birth. His father started Odom's Tennessee Pride Sausage in 1943 in Madison, Tenn., which subsequently grew into a major company with multi-regional distribution and plants in three staes. He served in the US Marine Corps during peace time.

In English.

Index available in repository.

Forms part of: Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project: Library Interviews.