Oral history interview with Elner Greene, 1996 Nov. 15 / conducted by Dawn Patrick.

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Oral history interview with Elner Greene, 1996 Nov. 15 / conducted by Dawn Patrick.

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Elner Greene discusses her experiences working in the Swift Mill, including a problem she had with a co-worker, the different positions she held (winding and spinning room), the reasons why she quit the mill, family members who worked in mills, wages, reunions of former spinning room workers, friends who worked in the mill, conditions for women, violence outside the mill, unions, work schedules, parking, the job tasks she enjoyed the most, a bed of snakes inside the mill, and on-the-job injuries.

[15] leaves, bound ; 29 cm.

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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Greene, Elner,

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Mrs. Elner Greene worked in the Swift Mill from 1968-1980 before leaving the mill due to health issues. Before and after her tenure in the mill, she was a housewife. From the description of Oral history interview with Elner Greene, 1996 Nov. 15 / conducted by Dawn Patrick. (Columbus State University). WorldCat record id: 74277716 ...

Patrick, Dawn Lee

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