Richard C. Franck oral history, 1975.

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Richard C. Franck oral history, 1975.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/297952159

Collection comprises 3 audiocassette tapes and a transcript for oral history interviews Franck conducted on the history of the Old West Durham neighborhood. Interviewees include Zeb Stone, John C. Dailey, O. A. Eubanks, I. L. Dean, William Ruffin, Samuel Dennis, John Cameron McDonald, Frank T. De Vyver, and O. C. Crabtree. Topics covered include, among others, the Erwin Cotton Mills (including William Allen Erwin, mill work, unionization, strikes, company housing, and community support), Ninth Street businesses, West Durham School, churches, habits of the working classes, and local customs. Use copies of cassette tapes must be made before a patron may access this collection.

4 items (.2 lin. ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7275384

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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McDonald, John Cameron.

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Erwin Cotton Mills

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1892 Erwin Cotton Mills incorporated, the Duke family owning a controlling interest with Benjamin N. Duke as president and William Allen Erwin as manager. 1893 Mill No. 1 in West Durham began operation 1896 Mill No. 1 doubled in size ...

Ruffin, William.

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Franck, Richard C.

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Duke University student; his interviews were conducted on behalf of the Durham Bicentennial Committee. From the description of Richard C. Franck oral history, 1975. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 297952159 ...

Crabtree, O. C.

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Erwin, William Allen, 1856-1932.

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Stone, Zeb.

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Dennis, Samuel, 1700 or 1701-

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De Vyver, Frank Traver, 1904-1980

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One of the principal actors in American labor history. Served as Vice President of Erwin Cotton Mills, Inc., while concurrently a professor of economics at Duke University. He was a member of the Federal Advisory Council and an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. From the description of Frank Traver De Vyver papers, 1914-1980. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 40067327 First merit system supervisor for the state of North Carolina; d. 1980. ...

Eubanks, O. A.

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Dailey, John C.

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Dean, I. L.

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