Oral history interview with William Allin [electronic resource], 1975

Biographical Note

Executive.

Scope and Contents

Employment with Advance Bag and Paper Company; paper sales business in the South in the 1930s; move to Boston; considerations in company expansion; diversification in bag industry; importance of efficient sales organization; Southern Advance merger with Gair, then Continental Can; integrating Hodge, Port Wentworth and Hopewell operations; responsibilities as group vice president; refurbishing Hodge operation.

Subjects

• Allin, William--Interviews.
• Continental Can Company.
• Executives--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Nackman, Mark E. interviewer.
• Oral histories.
• Paper bags.
• Paper industry.
• Sales management.
• United States--Race relations.