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Oral history interview with Lee A. Carey, 1975.

Creator: Carey, Lee A.
Project: Continental Group project.
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Phys. Desc. :Transcript 121 pages Sound recording 1 reel
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Corporation executive.

Scope and Contents

Army training program during World War II; college recruitment and training development program for Continental Can; General Manager of Sales; market development for soft drink can, cone top vs. flat top, liner problems, American Can competition; Hazel-Atlas anti-trust case; centralization of market data research and forecasting; investment in forest products; 1963, Piedmont mill; cylinder board and solid board; Robert Gair organization when acquired by Continental Can; integration of mill and converting operations; forest products plant production; function of Plans Review Office, General Manager of Planning and Administration.

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