Oral history interview with Helmer R. Johnson 1975

 

Name
Johnson, Helmer R (Interviewee)
Nackman, Mark E (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Helmer R. Johnson 1975
Abstract
Acquisitions: Hummel-Ross, Shellmar, Betner; buying and selling of Filer City; General Clay's philosophy; Elmer Mills company; White Cap acquisition, acquisition Hazel-Atlas, anti-trust suit; Supreme Court proceedings; Gair case dismissal; can and glass container markets; decline in morale of glass operations; Fort Wayne and corrugated industry; international operations: European licensing program, formation of Europemballage, Treaty of Rome, Common Market cartel law; authority of European Economic Community; merger possibilities in 1970s.
Collection Name
Continental Group project
Subjects
Lawyers; Consolidation and merger of corporations; Corporation law; International business enterprises; Glass containers; Johnson, Helmer R; Continental Can Company; European Economic Community
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1975
Note (Biographical)
Lawyer.
Note
Interviewed by Mark E. Nackman on March 26, June 12, and June 25, 1975.
Note (Provenance)
Helmer R. Johnson, Gift 1975
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13540596
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-k2vq-6h94
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.