Oral history interview with Richard H. Ireland 1974
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- Name
- Ireland, Richard H (Interviewee)
- Nackman, Mark E (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Richard H. Ireland 1974
- Abstract
- Economic life in Baltimore, early twentieth century; 1917 Army service in France; 1920 purchasing clerk, Southern Can Campany; 1928 acquisition by Continental Can: changes in plant layout, Conoplan; World War II, paper shortage; 1944 division manager of purchasing, New York, N.Y.: reorganization, liaison between local agents and sources, utilizing surpluses; 1958, assistant general manager of purch asing, scrap disposal; assemblage and materials in can and box making, shipping, suppliers and purchasing agents, efficiency and economy.
- Collection Name
- Continental Group project
- Subjects
- Supervisors, Industrial; World War, 1914-1918; Consolidation and merger of corporations; Factory management; Container industry--Equipment and supplies; Ireland, Richard H; Continental Can Company
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1974
- Note (Biographical)
- Purchasing manager.
- Note
- Interviewed by Mark E. Nackman on June 3 and July 16, 1974.
- Note (Provenance)
- Richard H. Ireland, Gift 1974
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 13540458
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-9gps-bs42
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.