Name
Speight, Wyatt (Interviewee)
Nackman, Mark E (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Wyatt Speight 1975
Abstract
Childhood on a Louisiana farm; construction on the Continental Can plant in Houston, Texas; building expansion, warehousing; production of can lines; operation and maintenance of can splitters; effect of World War II; shop steward, union official, grievance procedures, union and management cooperation.
Collection Name
Continental Group project
Subjects
Cannery workers; Factory management; Labor unions--Officials and employees; Grievance procedures; Labor disputes; Speight, Wyatt; Continental Can Company
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1975
Note (Biographical)
Factory employee.
Note
Interviewed by Mark E. Nackman on April 24, 1975.
Note (Provenance)
Wyatt Speight, Gift 1976
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
13547674
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-2z7e-9p30
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.