Oral history interview with Robert E. Lambert 1974

 

Name
Lambert, Robert E (Interviewee)
Nackman, Mark E (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Robert E. Lambert 1974
Abstract
Family background and education; memories of Depression; can manufacturing technology during the 1930s; 1939 Continental Can sales representative in Oil City, Pennsylvania; Army service 1942-46; improvements in can manufacturing technology during World War II; construction of new plant in Pittsburgh; difficulties in finding new customers in western Pennsylvania; management of Pittsburgh plant; labo r problems; Continental Can's concern for its reputation.
Collection Name
Continental Group project
Subjects
Sales personnel; Sales management; Depressions--1929--United States; Factory management; Labor unions--Officials and employees; Lambert, Robert E; Continental Can Company
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1974
Note (Biographical)
District sales manager.
Note
Interviewed by Mark E. Nackman on October 3, 1974.
Note (Provenance)
Robert E. Lambert, Gift 1974
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13540743
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-ny5c-3q78
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.