Oral history interview with George Ambrose, 1975.

Biographical Note

Plant manager.

Scope and Contents

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.

Subjects

• Ambrose, George--Interviews.
• Containers.
• Continental Can Company.
• Factory management.
• Interviews.
• Nackman, Mark E., interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Standard Oil Company.