Oral history interview with Doris Chance, 1996 Oct. 28 / conducted by Linda S. Reynolds.

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Oral history interview with Doris Chance, 1996 Oct. 28 / conducted by Linda S. Reynolds.

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Doris Chance talks about working in the Swift Mill for over 40 years, including an accident she had on the job, the process of filling batteries, types of materials manufactured, wages, benefits, working conditions, labor-management relations, wartime conditions, inspecting, making samples for customers, and social activities sponsored by the mill.

Typescript: [11] 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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Swift Manufacturing Company (Columbus, Ga.)

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Chance, Doris,

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Doris Chance, a native of Dothan, Ala., came to Columbus, Ga. and began working in the mills as a teenager in 1941. She started out filling batteries in the weave room and later worked as an inspector. She retired after over 40 years of service, primarily with Swift. From the description of Oral history interview with Doris Chance, 1996 Oct. 28 / conducted by Linda S. Reynolds. (Columbus State University). WorldCat record id: 72800363 ...

Reynolds, Linda, 1952-

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Columbus Mills (Columbus, Ga.)

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