Oral history interview with Robert P. White 1975
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- Name
- White, Robert P (Interviewee)
- Nackman, Mark E (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Robert P. White 1975
- Abstract
- Military service in World War II; salesman for White Cap Company; specialization in cap manufacture; 1940s pinhole problem in baby foods; acquisition by Continental Can in 1956; formation of Bond Crown-White Cap Division; White Cap autonomy within corporate structure; Hazel-Atlas fiasco; vice president and general manager of White Cap Division; research and development; international markets.
- Collection Name
- Continental Group project
- Subjects
- Executives; Containers; Sales management; Consolidation and merger of corporations; Sealing (Technology); International business enterprises; White, Robert P; Continental Can Company
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1975
- Note (Biographical)
- Executive.
- Note
- Interviewed by Mark E. Nackman on April 9, 1975.
- Note (Provenance)
- Robert P. White, Gift 1975
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 13549184
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-tkmm-7281
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.