Interviewer
Claudia Wooten
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. Linda Smith worked at the Owens-Illinois glass plant for 23 years, and talks about her experiences at the factory, including subjects such as race relations and woman in business. She also comments on the factory going from high ranking to low when new management stepped in, discusses medical insurance/benefits, and discusses her fear over her lack of employment opportunities after the plant closed.
Publication Date
1994
Identifier
OH64-653
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-653.
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, OH64-653, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Smith, Linda, -- Autobiography.
Owens-Illinois, Inc. Glass Container Division (Huntington, W. Va.) -- Oral histories.
Glass container industry -- Huntington (W. Va.) -- Oral histories.
Shift systems -- Oral histories.
Trade-unions -- Glass-workers -- Huntington (W. Va.) -- Oral histories.