Felkner, Peter H.

Raborn, Earl, 1927-2015

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

1993-06-03

1 audio file (1:10:14) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (30 pages)

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

eng

Hassey R. Gibson was an 83-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place at one of the properties owned by Charlotte Pipe and Foundry in either Charlotte or Union County, North Carolina. He was born in Union County, North Carolina in 1910. He was educated through eighth grade and was employed at Charlotte Pipe and Foundry for fifty-two years.

Hassey Gibson was a Charlotte Pipe and Foundry ironworker for fifty-two years. He began to work as a piece worker in 1925, but moved on to do various jobs within the plant. At the beginning of the interview, Mr. Gibson recounts his early work and the social environment of Charlotte Pipe. He goes on to describe complicated details of cast molding setup and takedown. During his description of this process, he provides insights into the unique vocabulary of ironworkers used to describe items and processes. In addition to describing processes, Mr. Gibson also relates anecdotes and gives his opinions on the owners, the Dowd family and various coworkers at Charlotte Pipe. Events mentioned in brief are the Foundry's fire of 1930, racial relations and tensions in Charlotte Pipe of the 1960s, and the union strike of 1974.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.

Blue collar workers

Gibson, Hassey R., 1910-1999

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company

Molding (Founding)
Foundries
Ironwork
Piecework
Mechanization
Pipe mills
Piping--Design and construction
Work environment
Strikes and lockouts

North Carolina--Charlotte

Interviews
Oral histories

1920-1990

Levine Museum of the New South

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry

Living Charlotte : the postwar development of a New South city

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:244