Morton, Stan: Transcribed interview

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Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Name/Title

Morton, Stan: Transcribed interview

Entry/Object ID

2021.08.49

Scope and Content

TRANSCRIBED INTERVIEW - audio on cassette Interviewer: Janice Martin Interview Date: August 3, 1988 Stan Morton left school at 14 years old, his first job was as a bobbin boy and he also worked as a worster. He described the noise of the mill and explained the worsted room, the spinning mules, other machinery, and oil on the floors. He gave a detailed description of the mill building: the weaving room, looms, the warping department, pattern makers, the winding room, yarn room, finishing room, drawing room, the fulling room which was for cleaning and washing room. He also described machine maintenance, the boiler room, hydro and steam power, and the dye house. There were the workers who fixed imperfections: burlers, darners, and carders. He talked about accidents with machinery as well as compensation and insurance. For a time, he was the secretary of the union. He spoke to wages, The Depression, and the Second World War boom. He talked about the quality of Rosamond products, pranks that were made by the workers, and community life. He closed the interview talking about being an overseer. Video recording not available, audio recording on tape. Interviewer: Janice Martin Conducted August 3, 1988 Rosamond Mill 1924-

Collection

Mill Workers Memory Project

Cataloged By

Natalia Pochtaruk

Lexicon

Search Terms

Rosamond mill, bobbin boy, worster, worsted room, spinning mules, machinery, oil, weaving room, looms, warping department, pattern makers, winding room, yarn room, finishing room, drawing room, fulling room, machine maintenance, boiler room, hydro, steam power, dye house, burlers, darners, carders, accident, injury, insurance, union, wages, the Depression, war boom, Second World War, World War Two, pranks, community life, overseer, management

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Morton, Stan: Transcribed interview

Archive Details

Creator

MVTM

Location

Location

Building

Library

Category

Permanent

Date

November 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Morton, Stanley H.

Person or Organization

Martin, Janice

General Notes

Note

Notes: Rosamond mill; bobbin boy; worster; worsted room; spinning mules; machinery; oil; weaving room; looms; warping department; pattern makers; winding room; yarn room; finishing room; drawing room; fulling room; machine maintenance; boiler room; hydro; steam power; dye house; burlers; darners; carders; accident; injury; insurance; union; wages; the Depression; war boom; Second World War; World War Two; pranks; community life; overseer; management.

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August 5, 2021

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Update Date

February 13, 2023