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Oral history interview with Harold Bergstrom, 1975.

Creator: Bergstrom, Harold
Project: Continental Group project.
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Phys. Desc. :Transcript 90 pages Sound recording 1 reel
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Director of research and development.

Scope and Contents

Employment conditions in 1920s; family life; work with Cottrell precipitators for Research Corporation; occupational disease research for Travelers Insurance; heat sealing; development of liquipak fibre drums; development of drums for explosives, chemical warfare materials; steel vs. fibre drums Container Company's, merger with Continental Can; Hans Eggerss; Continental Can acquisitions; research department's incorporation into Chicago setup.

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