Oral history interview with George E. Prokupek 1975

 

Name
Prokupek, George E (Interviewee)
Nackman, Mark E (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with George E. Prokupek 1975
Abstract
Family and educational background; recycling of waste paper; northern vs. southern paper mills; boxboard manufacture; Robert Gair Company management and investment policies; merger of Gair and Continental Can; environmentalist and profit influences on Continental Can decision on boxboard mills; sale and leasing of paper mills and effect on employees; personnel incentives and inter-mill organization .
Collection Name
Continental Group project
Subjects
Engineers; Paper industry; Paper containers; Factory management; Waste paper--Recycling; Consolidation and merger of corporations; Prokupek, George E; Continental Can Company
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1975
Note (Biographical)
Chemical engineer.
Note
Interviewed by Mark E. Nackman on April 4, 1975.
Note (Provenance)
George E. Prokupek, Gift 1975
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13546887
Also In
Time-Based Media
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-wedw-ts11
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.