Chapel Hill Historical Society

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The Chapel Hill Historical Society was formed in 1966 in Chapel Hill, N.C. In 1974, the oral history committee was established to conduct interviews with local Chapel Hill and Carrboro, N.C., residents in an effort to preserve first-hand recollections about the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, local African American communities, and local mill-worker communities. One of the first major projects conducted was a series of interviews with men and women who had worked in the Carrboro textile mills in the early and mid-20th century.

From the description of Chapel Hill Historical Society's Generations of Carrboro mill families oral histories, 1974-1978. WorldCat record id: 506022117

The Chapel Hill Historical Society was formed in 1966 in Chapel Hill, N.C. In 1974, the oral history committee was established to conduct interviews with local Chapel Hill and Carrboro, N.C., residents in an effort to preserve first hand-recollections about the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, local African American communities, and local mill-worker communities. One of the first major projects conducted was a series of interviews with men and women who had worked in the Carrboro textile mills in the early and mid-20th century. The purpose of the project was to gather biographical, social, and cultural information about the first generation of mill workers in the town and to compare their lives to those of their sons and daughters. The interviews were supplemented by documentary research into government, business, and census records.

Co-directors and principal investigators for the project were High P. Brinton, Brent D. Glass, and Valerie Quinney. The Chapel Hill Historical Society obtained a grant of $2,500 from the North Carolina Bicentennial Commission to provide support for the transcription of 70 interviews. The Southern Oral History Program provided technical and administrative assistance throughout the project.

From the guide to the Chapel Hill Historical Society's Generations of Carrboro Mill Families Oral Histories, 1974-1978, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Chapel Hill Historical Society's Generations of Carrboro Mill Families Oral Histories, 1974-1978 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Paul Green Papers, 1880-1992 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Robert Watts Hudgens Papers, 1925-1973 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn William Stevens Powell Papers, 1880s-2007 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
creatorOf Chapel Hill Historical Society. Chapel Hill Historical Society's Generations of Carrboro mill families oral histories, 1974-1978. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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associatedWith Green, Paul, 1894-1981 person
associatedWith Hudgens, Robert Watts, 1896-1973 person
associatedWith Powell, William Stevens, 1919- person
associatedWith University of North Carolina (1793-1962) corporateBody
associatedWith University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Carrboro (N.C.)
North Carolina
Chapel Hill (N.C.)
North Carolina--Carrboro
North Carolina--Chapel Hill
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Education
African Americans
African Americans
Depressions
Families
Industry
Textile industry
Textile industry
Textile manufacturers
Textile workers
Textile workers
Women
Women employees
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Active 1974

Active 1978

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