Interview with Leoda Starnes - OH 546

Interviewee

Leoda Eubanks Starnes
Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company
Bleachery
Alexander Keith Windham

Interviewer

Alexander Keith Windham

Files

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Abstract

In her May 26, 2017 interview with Alex Windham, Leoda Eubanks Starnes (1925-2024) detailed her thoughts and memories of his time at the Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company referred to locals as the Bleachery. Starnes spoke of the time period of the 1940s through 2017 and on the follow topics: race relations, day to day job responsibilities and actions, technology changes, worker attitudes, the decline of the Bleachery, family, her other occupations up until the year 2017. Mrs. Starnes also offered her opinions on the Bleachery compared to other textile jobs.

Publication Date

5-16-2017

Unique Identifier

OH 546

Format

MP3;

Length

00:29:06

Restrictions

This interview is open for use.

Recommended Citation

Starnes, Leoda Eubanks; Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company; Bleachery; and Windham, Alexander Keith, "Interview with Leoda Starnes - OH 546" (2017). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 546.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/622