Pritchard, Evelyn: Video interview

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Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Name/Title

Pritchard, Evelyn: Video interview

Entry/Object ID

2021.08.21

Scope and Content

TRANSCRIBED VIDEO INTERVIEW - video available Interviewer: Terri Clarke Interview Date: June 21, 2013 Evelyn Pritchard started working at the Rosamond Mill after she graduated from high school at age 18. Most of her family had worked in the mill before her. She worked on the winding machines for 5 years and left after she was married and became a mother. She worked under an overseerer named Harvey Scott who she described as a nice man from England with a risqué sense of humour. She said that many of the men who maintained the machines were from England and they had a machine shop in the basement where they made their own replacement parts. She talked about the work hours, conditions and pay at the mill. She talked about what they did for fun including skating at the rink on Ann Street and and bowling. At one point Evelyn lived in an appartment above the bowling alley which was very noisy. old text Rosamond Mill Evelyn worked as a winder for five years and described her typical work day. She worked 7 am to 5 pm and described shift work, how the noise at the mill was heavy, and talked about the oil from the wool fibres

Collection

Mill Workers Memory Project

Cataloged By

Natalia Pochtaruk

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Rosamond Mill, winder, shift work, noise, oil, terri clarke, rosamond, harvey scott, work hours, school, mill work, mill workers, gala shields, christmas, holidays, fashion, family life, winter, hockey, movie theatre, war, wartime, women in the workplace, Red Cross

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Object Name

Pritchard, Evelyn: Video interview

Archive Details

Creator

MVTM

Location

Location

Building

Library

Category

Permanent

Date

November 7, 2023

Relationships

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Person or Organization

Pritchard, Evelyn

Person or Organization

clarke, terri

Person or Organization

Scott, Harvey

Person or Organization

Shields, Gala

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[email protected]

Create Date

August 5, 2021

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[email protected]

Update Date

November 12, 2023