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Interviewees discuss working at the Bloomington RCA plant from the 1940s until the plant's closing in 1978. They describe the unions, family life, immigration, Brown County farming, and work life.
Archer, Pauline F.
Burkhart, Freda Jane
Chestnutt, Jane
Greene, Ruth Ann
Henderson, Beatrice; Norris, Robert; Watson, Louis
Hoke, Joska
Hueston, Judith
Hunter, Alyce
Roll, Mary Frances
| Interviewee: | Archer, Pauline F. |
| Call number: | 90-105 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | April 4, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | not transcribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 67 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Crosby, Emilye |
Pauline F. Archer describes her childhood and family life. She discusses her experience at the Bloomington RCA plant and with the unions.
unions
family life
| Interviewee: | Burkhart, Freda Jane |
| Call number: | 90-106 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | March 19, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | not transcribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 72 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Crosby, Emilye |
Freda Jane Burkhart describes her experiences with the Bloomington RCA plant. She also discusses secretarial work and working for Indiana University.
Indiana University
secretarial work
| Interviewee: | Chestnutt, Jane |
| Call number: | 90-107 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | February 27, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | not transcribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 80 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Crosby, Emilye |
Jane Chestnutt describes what it was like to work at the Bloomington RCA plant. She discusses promotions, management work, and layoffs.
factory management
job promotions
layoffs
| Interviewee: | Greene, Ruth Ann |
| Call number: | 90-108 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | April 10, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | not transcribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 74 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Crosby, Emilye |
Ruth Anne Greene discusses working at the Bloomington RCA plant. She describes union organization, union work, and other women workers.
union work
unionization
| Interviewee: | Henderson, Beatrice; Norris, Robert; Watson, Louis |
| Call number: | 90-109 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | April 4, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | not transcribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 65 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Crosby, Emilye |
Beatrice Henderson, Robert Norris, and Louis Watson discuss the Bloomington RCA plant. They describe union organizing and work. The interviewees also give job descriptions for some of the positions at the plant. Farming in Brown Country is also discussed.
factory job descriptions
farming
| Interviewee: | Hoke, Joska |
| Call number: | 90-110 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | April 3, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | not transcribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 81 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Crosby, Emilye |
Joska Hoke describes the Bloomington RCA plant and changes that were made in the plant. She also discusses immigration to this country.
immigration
| Interviewee: | Hueston, Judith |
| Call number: | 90-111 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | March 2, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | not transcribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 82 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Crosby, Emilye |
Judith Hueston discusses management at the Bloomington RCA plant. She also talks about childhood in Bloomington.
childhood
factory management
| Interviewee: | Hunter, Alyce |
| Call number: | 90-112 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | March 13, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | not transcribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 65 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Crosby, Emilye |
Alyce Hunter discusses the Bloomington RCA plant. She describes unions, job segregation, and job descriptions.
unions
factory job descriptions
factory job segregation
| Interviewee: | Roll, Mary Frances |
| Call number: | 90-113 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | February 21, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | not transcribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 67 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Crosby, Emilye |
Mary Frances Roll describes the Bloomington RCA plant. Some of the topics she covers are employment in Bloomington, Indiana, women's employment, and factory management.
factory management
women workers