Name
Bergstrom, Harold (Interviewee)
Nackman, Mark E (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Harold Bergstrom 1975
Abstract
Employment conditions in 1920s; family life; work with Cottrell precipitators for Research Corporation; occupational disease research for Travelers Insurance; heat sealing; development of liquipak fibre drums; development of drums for explosives, chemical warfare materials; steel vs. fibre drums Container Company's, merger with Continental Can; Hans Eggerss; Continental Can acquisitions; research d epartment's incorporation into Chicago setup.
Collection Name
Continental Group project
Subjects
Executives; Containers; Consolidation and merger of corporations; Research, Industrial; Bergstrom, Harold; Continental Can Company
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1975
Note (Biographical)
Director of research and development.
Note
Interviewed by Mark E. Nackman on March 4, 1975.
Note (Provenance)
Harold Bergstrom, Gift 1975
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13534680
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-v0qv-zm09
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.