Oral history interview with Alice P. Evitt, July 18, 1979
Subtitle: interview H-0162, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Contributors: Leloudis, James L., interviewer; Southern Oral History Program; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library
Edition: Electronic ed.
Publisher: University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill
Published: 2006
Place of publication: [Chapel Hill, N.C.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Interviews; Women textile workers; Textile factories; Employees; Textile workers; Social life and customs; Company towns; Child labor; Strikes and lockouts; Textile industry
Other titles: Interview H-0162, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007); Interview with Alice P. Evitt, July 18, 1979; Oral histories of the American South.
Description: This interview provides a fascinating look at life in a southern mill town in the first half of the 20th century. Alice Evitt, born in 1898, discusses growing up and raising a family in rural North Carolina. She describes life in a mill town near Charlotte, including the atmosphere of the cotton mill where she worked, her daily routine, and recreational activities. She also briefly recalls her participation in an unsuccessful strike in the 1930s. While Evitt describes a difficult life, she does not seem to look back on her mill experiences with any regret or resentment. There is a great deal of anecdotal information about mill town life in this interview that was not excerpted. Researchers interested in a more complete picture may wish to read the entire interview.
Notes: Title from menu page (viewed on Oct. 25, 2007).

Interview participants: Alice P. Evitt, interviewee; Jim Leloudis, interviewer.

Duration: 01:46:32.

This electronic edition is part of the UNC-CH digital library, Documenting the American South.  It is a part of the collection Oral histories of the American South.

Text encoded by Mike Millner.  Sound recordings digitized by Aaron Smithers.

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Original version: Southern Oral History Program Collection, (#4007), Series H, Piedmont Industrialization, 1974-1980, interview H-0162, Manuscripts Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Transcribed by Sharon King. Original transcript: 56 p.

Funding from the Institute for Museum and Library Services supported the electronic publication of this interview.

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