Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories Oral History with Melva Anders, November 26, 2022 (Ms2019-045)

Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories Oral History with Melva Anders, November 26, 2022 (Ms2019-045)

An oral history interview with Melva Anders, a former worker of the Fries textile mill. She began in 1966 working in the spool room, and during her years long career would also work weaving, creeling, cloth inspection, and production. In this interview, she talks about life working in the mill, materials produced, and local history.

Permission to publish material from the Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories Collection must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech.

Ms2019-045_MelvaAnders

Kevin Combs

Melva Anders

Fries, Virginia

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