Chapel Hill Historical Society
Variant namesThe 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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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 |
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Carrboro (N.C.) | |||
North Carolina | |||
Chapel Hill (N.C.) | |||
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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