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Springs Industries Inc. (Chester, S.C.)

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

C.J. Haas and Heyward M. Doster Interviews

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0352
Abstract

Haas discusses working at the A.M. Smyre Mill, labor organizing during the 1930s, and the effects of the Textile Workers' Strike of 1934. Doster discusses his service in the National Guard, working at Springs Industries, working as a loom fixer, working as supervisor, Colonel Elliot Spring, and other topics.

Dates: 1987-1995

Heyward M. Doster

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0353
Abstract

Doster discusses working at Springs Industries, his service in the National Guard, the textile workers' strike of 1934, his childhood, and other topics. Towards the end of the video there is an interview with an unidentified man, who leads Jamie Stoney around the abandoned offices of the Abney Mill in Belton, S.C.

Dates: 1987-1995

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