Oral history interview with George Barker, 1975.

Biographical Note

Company executive.

Scope and Contents

Work for Madison Square Garden Corporation; tinplate inventory problem, World War II; general line plant conversion, World War II; growth of fibre can manufacturing, blackplate usage; acquisitions program, 1942; formation of paper division; cups, containers, competition with Dixie, Lily, and Sweetheart; development of dye curling process; Utica paper container plant; separation of fibre drum from rest of paper operations; growth of plastic container business, Kentucky Fried Chicken account; China-therm operation; Memphis plant; duties as regional sales manager; Three Rivers plant; importance of distribution planning; other management responsibilities.

Subjects

• Barker, George--Interviews.
• Containers.
• Continental Can Company.
• Executives--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.)
• Manufacturing processes.
• Nackman, Mark E., interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Paper containers.