Interview with Vera Johnston
Interviewer
Fred E. Hembree and Victoria Hickox
Files
Abstract
IN PROCESSING
This is part of a series of three interviews on the family life of mill workers in 20th century Rock Hill. Mrs. Johnston describes her life on the farm, her move to Rock Hill, and her work in the local cotton mills. Topics include background and family life, work attitudes and experience, J. P. Stevens Cotton Mills, Springs Cotton Mills in Fort Mill, mill villages, race relations, unionization and mill prospects for the future.
Publication Date
8-31-1980
Unique Identifier
OH 093
Format
2 Cassettes
Length
45 minutes
Restrictions
This interview is not open for use.
Disciplines
Oral History
Keywords
Farm Life, Mill Village, Cotton, 1900s
Recommended Citation
Johnston, Vera, "Interview with Vera Johnston" (1980). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 093.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/134
LC Subject Headings
Springs Cotton Mills, Textile workers -- South Carolina -- Rock Hill, Textile workers -- Social life and customs, Textile workers -- Family relationships, Textile workers -- Attitudes, Cotton manufacture -- South Carolina -- Rock Hill, Textile industry -- South Carolina -- Rock Hill, Race relations, Labor unions
Notes
Additional interview date is August 1982.