Oral history interview with Neil C. Darrach 1975
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- Name
- Darrach, Neil C (Interviewee)
- Nackman, Mark E (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Neil C. Darrach 1975
- Abstract
- Army service as food analyst, bridge builder in Europe, bacteriological and analytical research, Montreal; packaging lab work; quality control inspection duties, employee morale, effects of unionization; working relationships; satellite organization of new plants in Canadian setup: introduction of soudronic process, White Cap technology; work with Schmalbach; specialized character of Canadian plant s: close liaison with research and development; legislative restraints on can packaging: litter, energy problems; automotive, paper acquisitions; strategies behind management decisions.
- Collection Name
- Continental Group project
- Subjects
- Executives; Containers; Packaging; Industries--Canada; Container industry; Darrach, Neil C; Continental Can Company
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1975
- Note (Biographical)
- Executive.
- Note
- Interviewed by Mark E. Nackman on May 21, 1975.
- Note (Provenance)
- Neil C. Darrach, Gift 1976
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 13537007
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-hjm4-yv63
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.