Oral history interview with Fred W. Hoover 1975
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- Name
- Hoover, Fred W (Interviewee)
- Nackman, Mark E (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Fred W. Hoover 1975
- Abstract
- Army experience in inventory control, procurement, in Japan; impressions of General MacArthur, evaluation of army operations, Pacific; plant manager for Carnation Company: initiation of Carnation's self-manufacture of cans; duties as assistant to Thomas Fogarty, Continental Can; investigation of Hazel-Atlas operations; rehabilitation and sale of Hazel-Atlas; handling of anti-trust suit; establishme nt of consumer products division for Continental Can; Conoplan; beverage can business; extruded wall iron vs drawn and wall iron cans; reorganization of Metal Division, effects; evaluation of future of Metal Operations.
- Collection Name
- Continental Group project
- Subjects
- Executives; World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and supplies; Consolidation and merger of corporations; Manufacturing processes; Containers; Antitrust law; Hoover, Fred W; Continental Can Company
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1975
- Note (Biographical)
- Executive vice president and general manager.
- Note
- Interviewed by Mark E. Nackman on March 20, 1975.
- Note (Provenance)
- Fred W. Hoover, Gift 1975
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 13540382
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-kzgj-s149
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.