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Title
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Wilma Conder oral history interview, 1993 September 22
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Interviewee
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Conder, Wilma H., 1923-2014
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Interviewer
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Felkner, Peter H.
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Contributor
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Raborn, Earl, 1927-2015
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Place of Publication
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Charlotte, North Carolina
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Publisher
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J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Date of Interview
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1993-09-22
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Physical Description
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1 audio file (46:36) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (20 pages)
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Object Type
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sound recording-nonmusical
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Genre
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spoken word
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Language
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eng
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Interviewee Biography
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Wilma Conder was a 70-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place at the plastics plant of Charlotte Pipe and Foundry in Union County, North Carolina. She was born in Union County, North Carolina in 1923. She completed high school and worked as a molding machine operator and as head of the shipping department at Charlotte Pipe and Foundry.
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Abstract
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In her interview, Wilma Conder recounts her twenty-five years at the Charlotte Pipe and Foundry plastics plant. Mrs. Conder discusses her job as an operator of a large molding machine, noting her pioneering efforts in this position as few women dared to work in the dangerous industrial side of the business. Explaining that she was always willing to accept a challenge, Mrs. Conder worked her way up in the company and advanced from molding machine operator to head of the shipping department. She discusses how the company's rapid growth, along with technological advances in automated machinery, affected the employees and the nature of the company's business over the years. In addition to recounting the company's expansion and development, Mrs. Conder explains that Charlotte Pipe provided support for the employees in their efforts to learn new skills. Specifically, she describes how the company's patience and understanding fostered a team-like atmosphere in which employees worked collaboratively to ensure completion of projects.
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Digital Object Notes
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MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
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Interviewee Occupations
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Foundry workers
Blue collar workers
Executives
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Subjects--Names
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Conder, Wilma H., 1923-2014
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Subjects--Organizations
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Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company
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Subjects--Topics
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Industrial relations
Automation
Foundries--Automation
Pipe mills
Plastics industry and trade
Plastics--Molding
Plastics workers
Shipment of goods
Teams in the workplace
Women blue collar workers
Work environment
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Subjects--Geographic
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North Carolina--Union County
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Subjects--Genre
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Interviews
Oral histories
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Coverage--Dates
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1940-2000
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Digital Collection Title
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Levine Museum of the New South
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Digital Collection Series Title
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Charlotte Pipe and Foundry
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Digital Project Title
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Living Charlotte : the postwar development of a New South city
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Rights
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The materials included on this web site are freely available for private study, scholarship or non-commercial research under the fair use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, United States Code). Any use beyond the provisions of fair use, including but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication, broadcast, redistribution or mounting on another web site always require prior written permission and may also be subject to additional restrictions and fees. UNC Charlotte does not hold literary rights to all materials in its collections and the researcher is responsible for securing those rights when needed. Copyright information for specific collections is available upon request.
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Grant Information
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Digitization made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
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Internet Media Type
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audio/mpeg
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Identifier
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MU-CO0204
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Handle URL
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:243