Bruce Graham and Thelma Massey Interview 2

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0295

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Bruce Graham and Thelma Massey Interview 2

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

From 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

Bruce Graham was an opener and waste machine operator at the Eagle Mill in Belmont, N.C. Thelma Massey is Bruce Graham's relative.

Extent

1 item(s) (video (59:31 duration))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

Graham discusses his work at the Eagle Mill, the 1934 strike, and the letter he wrote to the National Recovery Administration. Massey discusses her work at Freightliner, the family land and other topics.