Name
Cameron, Allan M (Interviewee)
Nackman, Mark E (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Allan M. Cameron 1975
Abstract
Pre-mechanized can operations; development of early machinery; growth of Cameron Can Machinery Company; impact of World War I and depression on Cameron Can; work with Bunge and Born in South America; encouragement of can self-manufacturing; manufacturing of thread rolling machines, air testers; effectiveness of family-run business in can industry; advantages of merger with Continental Can; developm ent of Chicago technical center; can industry's leading role in automation.
Collection Name
Continental Group project
Subjects
Executives; Containers; Manufacturing processes; International business enterprises; Cameron, Allan M; Continental Can Company
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1975
Note (Biographical)
Executive.
Note
Interviewed by Mark E. Nackman on March 6, 1975.
Note (Provenance)
Allan M. Cameron, Gift 1975
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13536716
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-aykk-5j39
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.