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Title
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Hassey Gibson oral history interview, 1993 June 3
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Creator
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Gibson, Hassey R. (Hassey Richardson), 1910-1999
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Date Created
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1993-06-03
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Subjects--Topical
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Molding (Founding), Foundries, Ironwork, Piecework, Mechanization, Pipe mills, Piping--Design and construction, Work environment, Strikes and lockouts
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Description
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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 ...
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Kneever “Joe” Morrow, Sr. oral history interview, 1993 June 15
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Creator
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Morrow, Kneever, Sr., 1922-1999
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Date Created
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1993-06-15
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Subjects--Topical
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Foundry workers, Foundry workers--Labor unions, Labor unions, Strikes and lockouts, Ironwork, Piecework, Pipe mills, Piping--Design and construction, Land use, Urban--Social aspects, Work environment
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Description
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Kneever Morrow worked at Charlotte Pipe and Foundry for approximately thirty-two years, and he recounts the various jobs he held with the company. Mr. Morrow explains how he received his nickname, "Joe," while working at Charlotte Pipe and Foundry...
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Mary Nixon oral history interview, 2005 November 18
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Creator
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Nixon, Mary W., 1941-
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Date Created
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2005-11-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Tobacco farms, Textile workers, Mills and mill-work, Strikes and lockouts, Labor unions, Diabetes, Diabetes in children
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Description
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Mary Nixon recounts her life and experiences living in rural Yadkin County, North Carolina. She describes growing up on a tobacco farm, how her family grew most of the food they ate, and how she and her siblings would miss school in order to help ...