Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Robert P. White [electronic resource], 1975Biographical NoteExecutive.
Scope and ContentsMilitary service in World War II; salesman for White Cap Company; specialization in cap manufacture; 1940s pinhole problem in baby foods; acquisition by Continental Can in 1956; formation of Bond Crown-White Cap Division; White Cap autonomy within corporate structure; Hazel-Atlas fiasco; vice president and general manager of White Cap Division; research and development; international markets.
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