Name
Ambrose, George (Interviewee)
Nackman, Mark E (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with George Ambrose 1975
Abstract
Tool and die maker apprenticeship; assistant superintendent for Standard Oil can plant; government contract work abroad for E.W. Bliss; Europe in early World War II days; Continental Can and American Can rivalry; welded vs. drawn cans; plant managership of Jersey City, Paterson, St. Louis; General Lucius Clay; Continental Can executives; company morale; management training programs; introduction of industrial engineering; Continental Can pension system.
Collection Name
Continental Group project
Subjects
Containers; Factory management; Ambrose, George; Continental Can Company; Standard Oil Company
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1975
Note (Biographical)
Plant manager.
Note
Interviewed by Mark E. Nackman on January 14, 1975.
Note (Provenance)
George Ambrose, Gift 1975
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
13534508
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-a436-bx73
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.