Grindstaff, Evelyn, 1922-

Ashe, Reagan

Charlotte, North Carolina

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

1999-02-22

1 audio file (42:27) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (10 pages : PDF)

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

eng

Evelyn Grindstaff was a 77-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in her home in Gastonia, North Carolina. She was born in Lincolnton, North Carolina in 1922. She completed the fourth grade, and was employed as a textile mill worker in the Groves Mills and the Pharr Yarn Mill.

Evelyn Grindstaff recounts her life and forty-five years working in textile mills in Gastonia, North Carolina. Topics discussed include her experiences working at the Groves Mills beginning at the age of fifteen, her husband's World War II service, her struggles with dyslexia and her pride in her daughter's education, and the changes in society and technology over her lifetime.

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

Audio volume decreases for about 15-20 minutes after 4 minutes into the recording.

Textile workers

Grindstaff, Evelyn, 1922-

World War (1939-1945)

Mills and mill-work
Work environment
Textile workers
Dyslexia
Functional literacy

North Carolina--Gastonia

Interviews
Oral histories

1920-2000

David Goldfield student project on change in the Charlotte region

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audio/mpeg

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