Oral history interview with Reuben Smith, 1988 Feb. 1 / conducted by Sam Spence.

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Oral history interview with Reuben Smith, 1988 Feb. 1 / conducted by Sam Spence.

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Reuben Smith discusses his experiences working in the Hillside mill in LaGrange, Ga., especially playing baseball for the mill team. He also describes his semi-professional baseball experience and the serious foot injury he sustained working in the mill, as well as disability and workers' compensation benefits.

Typescript: 8 leaves, bound ; 29 cm.Sound recording: 1 sound cassette : analog.

Columbus State University, Simon Schwob Memorial Library

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Columbus State University, Simon Schwob Memorial Library

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Mill Worker Oral History Project.

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Hillside Cotton Mills (LaGrange, Ga.)

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Spence, Samuel

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Smith, Reuben M.

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Reuben Smith, a native of Heard County, Ga., began working in textile mills at age fourteen. He played baseball on the mill team and eventually played in the minor leagues. From the description of Oral history interview with Reuben Smith, 1988 Feb. 1 / conducted by Sam Spence. (Columbus State University). WorldCat record id: 62735087 ...