Name
Petree, Louis G (Interviewee)
Nackman, Mark E (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Louis G. Petree 1974
Abstract
Youth and family; education; chemist for Food and Drug Administration and for National Canners Association; use of insecticides on fruit for canning; sterilization and elimination of microorganisms in canned foods; shelf life: West Coast consumer research department; World War II and development of low-tin steel plate for cans; decline in customer services.
Collection Name
Continental Group project
Subjects
Chemists; Manufacturing processes; Containers; Food contamination; Customer services; Petree, Louis G; Continental Can Company
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1974
Note (Biographical)
Manager, customer research; chemist.
Note
Interviewed by Mark E. Nackman on November 5, 1974.
Note (Provenance)
Louis G. Petree, Gift 1975
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13546850
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-1qn0-a349
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.