Interviewer
Christina Kasprzak
Files
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Description
This interview is one of a series conducted with former employees of the Huntington Owens-Illinois, Inc. glass bottle factory. Mr. Carl Dial, born May 28, 1923, began working at the Owens glass plant in 1950 in the batch and furnace department. He later moved to the maintenance department and then to the forming department. In this interview, Mr. Dial discusses the details of the jobs he performed at the plant, the friends he made at the plant, and his many family members who also worked there. Furthermore, Mr. Dial talks about work injuries, computerization and automation, union activities and strikes, and gender and race discrimination. Finally, Mr. Dial discusses his family, friends, social activities, and the retirement organization.
Publication Date
1994
Identifier
OH64-510
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-510.
Rights
Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH64-510, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Dial, Carl, 1923- -- Autobiography.
Owens-Illinois, Inc. Glass Container Division (Huntington, W. Va.) -- Oral histories.
Owens-Illinois, Inc. Glass Container Division (Huntington, W. Va.). Retirees' Association -- Oral histories.
Glass container industry -- Huntington (W. Va.) -- Oral histories.
Shift systems -- Oral histories.