Interview with Thomas L. "Pookie" Williams - OH 550

Interviewee

Thomas L. Williams
Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company
Bleachery
Alexander Keith Windham

Interviewer

Alexander Keith Windham

Files

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Abstract

In his June 5, 2017 interview with Alex Windham, Pookie Williams detailed his thoughts and memories of his time at the Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company referred to locals as the Bleachery. Williams spoke of the time period of the 1950s through 2017 and on the follow topics: Segregation, integration, race relations, plant management, day to day job responsibilities and actions, technology changes, the buyout of the Bleachery by Springs, worker attitudes, the decline of the Bleachery, family, and finally retirement to the year 2017.

Publication Date

6-5-2017

Unique Identifier

OH 550

Format

MP3; WAV;

Length

01:06:31

Restrictions

This interview is open for use.

Disciplines

Law

Recommended Citation

Williams, Thomas L.; Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company; Bleachery; and Windham, Alexander Keith, "Interview with Thomas L. "Pookie" Williams - OH 550" (2017). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 550.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/626