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Interview no. | H-0162 |
Restrictions | No restrictions. Open to research. |
Project | H.5. Piedmont Industrialization, 1974-1980: Charlotte, N.C. |
Project description | Interviews, 1979-1980, about industrialization in Charlotte, N.C. Interviews focus on mill village neighborhoods of north Charlotte with most of the interviewees having worked in the cotton or hosiery industries. Topics include jobs in the mills, work conditions, child labor, work discipline, changing technology, speed ups, efficiency experts, the impact of the Depression and World War II, unionization and strikes, paternalism, company stores, relations between textile workers and other Charlotte residents, and general mill village and family life. A few of the interviewees are with transportation workers and business leaders and executives. Interviews were chiefly conducted as part of the "Perspectives on Industrialization: The Piedmont Crescent of Industry, 1900-1940" project. |
Date | 18 July 1979 |
Interviewee | Evitt, Alice P., 1898-1986. |
Interviewee occupation | Textile workers |
Interviewee DOB | 1898 |
Interviewee ethnicity | Whites |
Interviewer | Leloudis, James L. |
Abstract | This interview provides a fascinating look at life in a southern mill town in the first half of the 20th century. Alice Evitt, born in 1898, discusses growing up and raising a family in rural North Carolina. She describes life in a mill town near Charlotte, including the atmosphere of the cotton mill where she worked, her daily routine, and recreational activities. She also briefly recalls her participation in an unsuccessful strike in the 1930s. While Evitt describes a difficult life, she does not seem to look back on her mill experiences with any regret or resentment. There is a great deal of anecdotal information about mill town life in this interview that was not excerpted. Researchers interested in a more complete picture may wish to read the entire interview. |
Subject Topical |
Women textile workers--North Carolina--Charlotte. Textile factories--North Carolina--Charlotte. Textile workers--North Carolina--Charlotte. Company towns--North Carolina--Charlotte. Child labor--North Carolina--Charlotte. Strikes and lockouts--Textile industry--North Carolina--Charlotte. |
Subject Name | Evitt, Alice P., 1898-1986. |
Citation | Interview with [interviewee name] by [interviewer name], [interview date] [interview number], in the Southern Oral History Program Collection #4007, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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Interview no. | H-0162_Audio |