Oral history interview with George Barker 1975
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- Name
- Barker, George (Interviewee)
- Nackman, Mark E (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with George Barker 1975
- Abstract
- Work for Madison Square Garden Corporation; tinplate inventory problem, World War II; general line plant conversion, World War II; growth of fibre can manufacturing, blackplate usage; acquisitions program, 1942; formation of paper division; cups, containers, competition with Dixie, Lily, and Sweetheart; development of dye curling process; Utica paper container plant; separation of fibre drum from r est of paper operations; growth of plastic container business, Kentucky Fried Chicken account; China-therm operation; Memphis plant; duties as regional sales manager; Three Rivers plant; importance of distribution planning; other management responsibilities.
- Collection Name
- Continental Group project
- Subjects
- Executives; Manufacturing processes; Containers; Paper containers; Barker, George; Continental Can Company; Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.)
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1975
- Note (Biographical)
- Company executive.
- Note
- Interviewed by Mark E. Nackman on February 27, 1975.
- Note (Provenance)
- George Barker, Gift 1975
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 13534611
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-cgcg-kd52
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.