Name
Swift, John C (Interviewee)
Nackman, Mark E (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with John C. Swift 1975
Abstract
Newspaper experience; merchandising; War Production Board; Marine Corps, World War II; employment with White Cap Company; merger of White Cap and Continental Can: expansion, problems with baby food packaging, customer claims, sales; major accounts, competitors; accounting, budgetary innovations, technical improvements.
Collection Name
Continental Group project
Subjects
Sales personnel; Consolidation and merger of corporations; Sales management; Containers; Quality control; Swift, John C; Continental Can Company; United States. War Production Board; United States. Marine Corps
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1975
Note (Biographical)
Sales manager.
Note
Interviewed by Mark E. Nackman on April 8, 1975.
Note (Provenance)
John C. Swift, Gift 1975
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13548373
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-vnra-ap84
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.