Name
Kalmar, Louis F (Interviewee)
Nackman, Mark E
Title
Oral history interview with Louis F. Kalmar 1975
Abstract
Childhood; company store in West Virginia mining town; forestry school; World War II: D-Day in Europe, Luzon landing; 1946, Robert Gair Company; expansion and land acquisition in southern United States; large scale site preparation for tree planting; selection of parent trees, seed orchards, testing and propaogation; Southern Advance Company; changes in conservation and reforestation practices; Co ntinental's woodlands program at time of Gair acquisition; marketing research and banking; communication with corporate management; present and projected status of woodland operation.
Collection Name
Continental Group project
Subjects
Foresters; Executives; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; Forests and forestry; Conservation of natural resources; Paper industry; Kalmar, Louis F; Continental Can Company
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1975
Note (Biographical)
Vice president, general manager of Woodlands Division.
Note
Interviewed by Mark E. Nackman on May 2, 1975.
Note (Provenance)
Louis F. Kalmar, Gift 1976
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13540656
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-441t-6e27
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.