Ruth Davis Interview and Honea Path Scenes
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Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Uprising of '34 Collection demonstrates how communities can be impacted in contemporary ways by history and memory, decades after a series of events occur. Veterans of the events of 1934 and their descendants-black, white, mill worker, manager, union, and non-union- were interviewed about mill village life, work conditions, southern contemporaneous culture as well as the strike itself. This finding aid describes the digitized oral history-style interviews available in Georiga State University Library's Digital Collections.
Dates
- Creation: 1987-1995
Creator
- From the Collection: Stoney, George C. (Person)
- From the Collection: Helfand, Judith (Person)
Restrictions on Access
All of the interviews are available online in GSU's Digital Collections.
Biographical Note
Davis discusses the textile workers' strike of 1934 in Honea Path, S.C., her father's death at Honea Path and other topics.
Extent
1 item(s) (video (29:53 duration))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
Ruth Davis's father was killed during the 1934 strike at Chiquola Mill in Honea Path, S.C.
Subject
- Chiquola Manufacturing Company (Organization)
Geographic
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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