Morrow, Kneever, Sr., 1922-1999

Felkner, Peter H.

Raborn, Earl, 1927-2015

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

1993-06-15

1 audio file (22:44) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (31 pages : PDF)

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

eng

Kneever “Joe” Morrow was a seventy one year-old man at the time of interview, which took place at the Charlotte Pipe and Foundry cast iron plant in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1922. He completed the 7th grade and worked in various positions at Charlotte Pipe and Foundry.

Kneever Morrow worked at Charlotte Pipe and Foundry for approximately thirty-two years, and he recounts the various jobs he held with the company. Mr. Morrow explains how he received his nickname, "Joe," while working at Charlotte Pipe and Foundry. He describes the work and social environment at Charlotte Pipe and Foundry, and discusses his opinions on the 1974 union strike at the foundry, including the causes, the repercussions, and his personal reasons for not partaking in the strike. Mr. Morrow also briefly discusses the urbanization of Charlotte and shares his thoughts on the owners, the Dowd family, and various coworkers at Charlotte Pipe and Foundry.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.

Blue collar workers

Morrow, Kneever, Sr., 1922-1999

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company

Foundry workers
Foundry workers--Labor unions
Labor unions
Strikes and lockouts
Ironwork
Piecework
Pipe mills
Piping--Design and construction
Land use, Urban--Social aspects
Work environment

North Carolina--Charlotte

Interviews
Oral histories

1920-2000

Levine Museum of the New South

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry

Living Charlotte : the postwar development of a New South city

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:299