Interview with Clarence L. Wilson - OH 155

Interviewer

Victoria Hickox

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Abstract

This interview was conducted with Clarence Luther Wilson (1917-1993) and his wife, Doris Griffin Wilson (1918-2006) regarding their experiences working in a local mill. They discuss family life, work attitudes, and experiences growing up in the area. Also discussed are mill villages, black-white relations, unionization, and mill prospects for the future.

This interview was conducted by Victoria Hickcox who was a junior Sociology major at Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass. The interviews result from her participation in an exchange program involving a study of mill villages. Dr. Jack Turner, Sociology Dept., helped coordinate the research at Winthrop. The original cassette contained three separate interviews conducted by Victoria for the project which included this one, an interview (OH 093) with Vera Taylor Johnston (1913-1988), and an interview (OH 096) with Calvin F. Stallings.

Publication Date

1-18-1982

Unique Identifier

OH 155

Format

1 Cassette; MP3; WAV;

Length

01:01:31

Restrictions

This interview is open for use.

Disciplines

Oral History

Keywords

Mill Workers

Interview with Clarence L. Wilson - OH 155

LC Subject Headings

Springs Cotton Mills, Textile workers -- South Carolina -- York County, Textile workers -- South Carolina -- Fort Mill, Textile workers -- Social life and customs, Textile workers -- Family relationships, Textile workers -- Attitudes, Cotton manufacture -- South Carolina -- Fort Mill, Textile industry -- South Carolina -- Fort Mill, Race relations, Labor unions

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