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. Mr. Flem A. Brumfield was an employee at the Owens-Illinois glass factory. He discusses: his experiences working at the plant; unions and strikes; seniority at the plant; machines at the plant; men and women at the plant; management; a brief discussion on recycling; social activities at the plant; race relations at the plant; health problems at the plant; West Virginia and Huntington in general; the government; and other topics.
Publication Date
1994
Identifier
OH64-604
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-604.
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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, OH64-604, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Brumfield, Flem A. 1942- -- Autobiography.
Owens-Illinois, Inc. Glass Container Division (Huntington, W. Va.) -- Oral histories.
Glass factories -- Huntington (W. Va.) -- Oral histories.
Glass factories -- Technological innovations -- Huntington (W.Va.) -- Oral histories.
Discrimination -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.