Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories Oral History with Roger Hines, August 3, 2022 (Ms2019-045)

Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories Oral History with Roger Hines, August 3, 2022 (Ms2019-045)

An oral history interview with Roger Hines, a former worker in the Fries textile mill. He began working in the card room in the 1970s, and worked intermittently in the slash room, as a spare hand, and on the interdraft. In this interview, Roger recounts life in Fries both in and out of the mill, particularly focusing on the local schools.

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_RogerHines

Kevin Combs

Roger Hines

Fries, Va.

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