Neil Joroloman and Highland Reunion Interview

http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/gsu/uprising/do-th:310

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/cc230e0ff89f4b42046e5c4a5144b0bb

Title

Neil Joroloman and Highland Reunion Interview

Creator

Joroloman, Neil
Weaver, Foots
Stoney, George C

Date

1991-08-14

Description

Weaver and Coleman discuss the national strike in 1934, organizing local strikes, and their dedication to the union.
Joroloman discusses his mother's dividends from the Standard Knitting Mill, how the mill distributed its products, and the quality of the material produced by the mill.
Foots Weaver was a textile worker and union organizer in Knoxville, Tenn.
Homer Coleman was a textile worker and union member in Knoxville, Tenn.
Neil Joroloman was the son of a co-founder of the Standard Knitting Mill and a textile mill worker and manager in Knoxville, Tenn.
Local identification number: L1995-13_AV0649

Subject

Cotton textile industry
Strikes and lockouts--Textile industry
Textile factories
Textile industry--Labor productivity
Textile workers--Labor unions
Textile workers--Labor unions--Organizing
Textile Workers' Strike (Southern States : 1934)
Stocks
Labor movement
Labor unions
Standard Knitting Mill (Knoxville, Tenn.)

Source

Digital Library of Georgia

Language

English

Relation

http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/gsu/uprising/do-th:310

Type

moving image

Citation

Joroloman, Neil, Weaver, Foots, and Stoney, George C, “Neil Joroloman and Highland Reunion Interview,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed May 1, 2024, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/6552.

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