Interviewer
Jennifer Stock
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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. Ms. Clarice Mealey was an employee at the Owens Illinois glass plant. She discusses: her family (including her son dying and other family members working at the plant); how she came to work at the plant during the Great Depression; her job and duties at the plant; working in plants at several different cities (including Charleston and Atlanta); comparisons between the Huntington plant and the Charleston plant; co-workers; a brief discussion of donations and charity; and individuals such as Hugh Kramus (a foreman), Dave Baker, & Juanita Summers.
Publication Date
1994
Identifier
OH64-538
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-538.
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, OH64-538, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Mealey, Charice, 1911- -- Autobiography.
Owens-Illinois, Inc. Glass Container Division (Huntington, W. Va.) -- Oral histories.
Glass container industry -- Huntington (W. Va.) -- Oral histories.
Glass factories -- Huntington (W. Va.) -- Oral histories.
Glass factories -- Technological innovations -- Huntington (W. Va.) -- Oral histories.