Oral history interview with Charles B. Hayes 1975
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- Name
- Hayes, Charles B (Interviewee)
- Nackman, Mark E (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Charles B. Hayes 1975
- Abstract
- Family and educational background; Newark in 1920s; mines in World War II; detailed history of White Cap Company from 1932; Hazel-Atlas Glass Company, Continental Can's decision to acquire; development of Wheeling Closures Corporation; development of twist-off cap, early 1950s, tamper-proof and press-seal pharmaceutical caps; problems with baby food packaging, 1945-50; decentralization of Continent al Can's divisions; unionization; production of vacuum closures in bulk.
- Collection Name
- Continental Group project
- Subjects
- Executives; Containers; Manufacturing processes; Consolidation and merger of corporations; Hayes, Charles B; Continental Can Company
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1975
- Note (Biographical)
- General Manager, Manufacturing.
- Note
- Interviewed by Mark E. Nackman on April 9, 1975.
- Note (Provenance)
- Charles B. Hayes, Gift 1975
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 13539820
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-y9e4-t153
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.