Walter Montgomery Jr. Interview 2, 6 May 1994
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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: 6 May 1994
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
Walter Montgomery Jr. was the president of Spartan Mills in Spartanburg, S.C.
Extent
1 item(s) (video (45:21 duration))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
Montgomery discusses Franklin D. Roosevelt, the textile industry in the early 20th century, photos of industry leaders in the 20th century, and takes the film crew through Spartan Mills during a shift.
Subject
- Spartan Mills (Spartanburg, S.C.) (Organization)
Geographic
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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