William H. Bollmann papers
Creation: 1951-1982Abstract
William H. Bollmann (1927-2023) worked for his entire career at the American Can Company in Jersey City and Edison, New Jersey, finishing his time with the company in South Brunswick, New Jersey, as manager of quality control. This small collection includes photographs and booklets from Bollmann's time at the American Can Company. The materials date from 1951 to 1982.
Dates
- Creation: 1951-1982
Creator
- Bollman, William H., 1927-2023 (Person)
- American Can Company (Organization)
Extent
8 item(s)
Physical Description
4 photographic prints : b&w ; 5 x 7 in. 1 photocopy : b&w ; 11 x 17 in. 3 booklets.
Biographical Note
William H. Bollmann (1927-2023) worked for his entire career at the American Can Company in Jersey City and Edison, New Jersey, finishing his time with the company in South Brunswick, New Jersey, as manager of quality control.
Bollmann was born in Jersey City to Herman Bollmann (1898-1946) and Henrietta Hoell Bollmann (1901-1990). In 1972, his family moved to Middlesex, New Jersey. Bollman served in the Army twice during World War II and in Korea. Post-retirement from the American Can Company, he worked for the paint company Sherwin-Williams in Middlesex and in South Plainfield, New Jersey, as a driver until his final retirement.
In 1948, he married Martha Nyahay Bollmann (1927-2016); the couple had three children, two sons and one daughter.
Scope and Contents
This small collection includes photographs and booklets from Bollmann's time at the American Can Company. There are images of the 50th-anniversary celebration at the Jersey City Armory; the manager and assistant manager of the Hudson Plant in 1951; the view facing Pulaski Skyway from the roof of the Hudson Plant in 1950; and the first annual supervisors' dinner dance at the Military Park Hotel in Newark, New Jersey, in 1958 (photocopy).
There are also two booklets: "Hudson Plant Family Day" (1960) and "Edison Plant: First Plant in America to Produce 2-Piece Beverage Cans" (1971). There is one newsletter from the South Brunswick Plant, dated June 1982.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Additional Description
Provenance
Gift of Scott Bollman, 2024.
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- William H. Bollmann papers
- Author:
- Laurie Sather
- Date:
- 2024
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
