Reading letters from textile workers to government agencies

Partial Transcript: M1: Alright (inaudible) rolling.

JUDITH HELFAND: Orange slate. Orange letter- orange series number one, letter Daniel.

Segment Synopsis: An unidentified man reads a letter from H.S. Busey to Hugh S. Johnson.

Keywords: stretch-out

Subjects: Dwight Manufacturing Company; Johnson, Hugh S. (Hugh Samuel), 1882-1942; Letters

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: I'm just gonna give a little slate. This is a letter on the orange reel number 4.

Segment Synopsis: An unidentified woman reads a letter from Mrs. G.J. Harrington to Hugh S. Johnson in regards to the implementation of the National Recovery Act in Salisbury, N.C.

Keywords: National Recovery Administration; stretch-out

Subjects: Johnson, Hugh S. (Hugh Samuel), 1882-1942; Letters; Salisbury (N.C.); United States. National Recovery Administration; Wages

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: We are reading letters from the orange series number 10, has the second paragraph in the green series, has the second page in the green series.

Segment Synopsis: An unidentified woman reads a letter from Mrs. Eva Bost to Franklin Delano Roosevelt asking for help after being laid off.

Keywords: Blue Eagle

Subjects: Bibb Manufacturing Company; Macon (Ga.); Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: Okay, this is letter from the orange series, number 2.

Segment Synopsis: An unidentified man reads a letter from L.W. West to Franklin Delano Roosevelt regarding labor law violations at a textile plant in Charlotte, N.C.

Keywords: labor law violations; stretch-out

Subjects: Charlotte (N.C.); Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: This is the letter that, that Charles originally read from the organizers conference.

Segment Synopsis: An unidentified woman reads a letter from Mrs. C.E. McCarey to Hugh S. Johnson to report the situation at her textile mill.

Keywords: National Recovery Administration; doffer; eight hour workday; spinners; stretch-out

Subjects: Johnson, Hugh S. (Hugh Samuel), 1882-1942; United States. National Recovery Administration

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: This is letter twelve on the orange reel.

Segment Synopsis: An unidentified woman reads a letter from Mrs. B.M. Miller to Frances Perkins regarding conditions in the textile mills of Charlotte, N.C.

Keywords: Blue Eagle; National Industrial Recovery Act section 7a

Subjects: Charlotte (N.C.); United States. Department of Labor. Office of the Secretary

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: This is letter number three, from the orange reel.

Segment Synopsis: An unidentified woman reads a letter from Mrs. Rosa Schaffer to Franklin Delano Roosevelt discussing the stretch-out.

Keywords: stretch-out

Subjects: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945; Wages

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: Okay this is um letter number one on the green series.

Segment Synopsis: Arlene reads a letter from Mrs. Ethel Olive to Hugh S. Johnson about unfair labor practices at Bibb Manufacturing in Columbus, Ga.

Subjects: Bibb Manufacturing Company; Columbus (Ga.); Johnson, Hugh S. (Hugh Samuel), 1882-1942

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: So this is um, letter number thirteen from the orange series.

Segment Synopsis: An unidentifed man reads a letter from J.C. Autry to Mr. John H. Small Jr. about how Autry's report of National Recovery Act violations lead to him loosing his job and asking for Small's help.

Keywords: National Recovery Administration; labor law violations; weavers

Subjects: Blacklisting, Labor; Charlotte (N.C.); Wages

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: This is letter number eleven from the orange series.

Segment Synopsis: An unidentified man reads a letter from Albert Cox to Secretary Francis Perkins in regards to evictions from mill housing due to employees loosing their jobs for joining a union.

Keywords: Blue Eagle; eviction from mill village houses

Subjects: Labor union locals; Pepperell Manufacturing Company; United States. Department of Labor. Office of the Secretary; United Textile Workers of America

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: Letter number six from the green series.

Segment Synopsis: An unidentified man reads a short excerpt of a letter to Hugh. S. Johnson.

Keywords: Blue Eagle

Subjects: Johnson, Hugh S. (Hugh Samuel), 1882-1942

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: This is letter number three from the green series and now we're with Thelma.

Segment Synopsis: Thelma reads a letter from Mrs. B.M. Miller to Hugh S. Johnson discussing the stretch-out and how she and her family have been evicted from the mill village.

Keywords: eviction from mill village houses; stretch-out

Subjects: Charlotte (N.C.); Johnson, Hugh S. (Hugh Samuel), 1882-1942; United States. National Recovery Administration

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: Um this is letter seven from the orange series.

Segment Synopsis: An unidentified man reads a letter detailing how textile workers are loosing their jobs due to union organizing.

Keywords: National Industrial Recovery Act section 7a; union organizing

Subjects: Textile workers--Labor unions; United States. National Recovery Administration

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: Letter four from the green series, now we're with Bennett.

Segment Synopsis: Bennett reads a letter from P.M. Mooney about the conditions in the textile mills.

Keywords: stretch-out

Subjects: Textile factories; Textile workers

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: Letter number fourteen in the orange series and we're with Thelma.

Segment Synopsis: Thelma reads a letter from Mrs. Nanny Adcok to Thomas MacMahon tendering her regisnation from the union.

Keywords: union organizing

Subjects: Opelika (Ala.); Pepperell Manufacturing Company; Textile workers--Labor unions

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: This is letter number fifteen in the orange series, sexual harassment.

Segment Synopsis: An unidentified woman reads a letter from Mrs. Mary Steel about the sexual harassment her daughters face in the textile mill.

Keywords: women mill workers

Subjects: Charlotte (N.C.); Sexual harassment; Working class women

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: Okay we are on letter number five on the green series.

Segment Synopsis: An unidentified man reads an anonymous letter to Hugh S. Johnson asking for help in enforcing the textile code in Talladega Ala.

Keywords: National Recovery Administration

Subjects: Johnson, Hugh S. (Hugh Samuel), 1882-1942; Wages--Women

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: This is letter number five from the orange series.

Segment Synopsis: An unidenfied man reads an anonymous letter about the stretch-out and the conditions at the Victor Monghan Mill in Wallhalla, S.C.

Keywords: spinners; stretch-out; weavers

Subjects: Textile workers; United States. National Recovery Administration

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: This is green series letter number nine.

Segment Synopsis: An unidentified man reads a letter from R.R. Price to Secretary Francis Perkins about conditions in the textile mills and violations of the National Recovery Act.

Keywords: National Industrial Recovery Act section 7a; National Recovery Administration; stretch-out; union organizing

Subjects: Labor union locals; United States. Department of Labor. Office of the Secretary; United States. National Recovery Administration

Partial Transcript: M1: Uh letter orange number six.

Segment Synopsis: An unidentified man reads an anonymous letter to Hugh S. Johnson about conditions in a textile mill.

Subjects: Johnson, Hugh S. (Hugh Samuel), 1882-1942

Partial Transcript: M3: Letter number 8 green.

Segment Synopsis: An unidentfied man reads a letter from the National Labor Board to the Merrimack Manufacturing Board investigating non compliance with the National Industrial Recovery Act Section 7a.

Keywords: National Industrial Recovery Act section 7a; union organizing

Subjects: Huntsville (Ala.); Textile workers--Labor unions