Name
Allin, William (Interviewee)
Nackman, Mark E (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with William Allin 1975
Abstract
Employment with Advance Bag and Paper Company; paper sales business in the South in the 1930s; move to Boston; considerations in company expansion; diversification in bag industry; importance of efficient sales organization; Southern Advance merger with Gair, then Continental Can; integrating Hodge, Port Wentworth and Hopewell operations; responsibilities as group vice president; refurbishing Hodge operation.
Collection Name
Continental Group project
Subjects
Executives; Paper bags; Paper industry; Sales management; United States Race relations; Allin, William; Continental Can Company
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1975
Note (Biographical)
Executive.
Note
Interviewed by Mark E. Nackman on April 26, 1975.
Note (Provenance)
William Allin, Gift 1975
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13534472
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-hh2z-8n66
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.