Name
Askew, Ed (Interviewee)
Nackman, Mark E (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Ed Askew 1975
Other Titles
Reminiscences of Ed Askew : oral history,1975
Abstract
Family life; race relations in Hodge, Louisiana; telegraph operator for the railroad; government suit against Southern Advance; railway company routes and lines; Hodge as a company town; station agent; locomotive accident; Southern Advance merger with Gair and subsequent acquisition by Continental Can in 1956; impressions of Continental Can Company and personnel.
Collection Name
Continental Group project
Subjects
Railroads--United States; United States Race relations; Askew, Ed; Continental Can Company
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1975
Physical Description
sound file : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit)
Note (Biographical)
Railroad and traffic manager.
Note
Interviewed by Mark E. Nackman on April 29, 1975.
Note (Provenance)
Ed Askew, Gift 1976
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
10515385
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-ejav-em52
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.