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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories Oral History with Craig Wood, April 24, 2022 (Ms2019-045)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Fries+%28Va.%29">Fries (Va.)</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Craig Wood is a former CPA who grew up in Fries, Va., but moved away for college and a career. Upon retirement, he moved into his parents&#039; former house with his wife. While growing up, he worked in the mill over the summer in the cloth and spinning rooms. Wood&#039;s family also worked at the mill, with his grandfather as the manager of the company store, father as office manager, and mother as a secretary to the general manager. <br />
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In the interview, he recounts his memories of growing up with family very closely connected to the mill. He tells stories of working at the recreation center over the summer, and of the people in Fries. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=40&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2022-04-24">2022-04-24</a>]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories Oral History with Willie Wilson, August 29, 2022 (Ms2019-045)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Fries+%28Va.%29">Fries (Va.)</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Willie Wilson, born just outside of Fries in Fallville, Va. moved back to Fries in 1965 to work for the Washington Mills Co. Textile Mill. He started in the gardener shop, then moved into the weave room as a doffer, which he remained as for decades after. In this interview, he discusses working at the mill, the influence the mill had on the town, and local stories. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=40&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2022-08-29">2022-08-29</a>]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=109&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Foralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu%2Fohms-viewer%2Fviewer.php%3Fcachefile%3DMs2019-045_WillieWilson.xml%22+target%3D%22blank%22%3EClick+here+for+synced+audio+and+transcript%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="https://oralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu/ohms-viewer/viewer.php?cachefile=Ms2019-045_WillieWilson.xml" target="blank">Click here for synced audio and transcript</a></a>]]></dcterms:references>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories Oral History with Kevin Combs, May 20, 2020 (Ms2019-045)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Fries+%28Va.%29">Fries (Va.)</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Kevin Combs grew up just outside of Fries, Va., and spent his summers working in the mill as a doffer. His family has history with the town, as his grandfather was the minister of the Baptist Church until 1945, and his father similarly grew up in the town and worked in the mill. Now a resident of North Carolina, Combs is a photographer and has a project dedicated to Fries. <br />
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In this interview, Combs discusses his experiences working in the mill and growing up in Fries. At the end, he discusses the ways the town changed after the mill shut down and his ideas to revitalize the town. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=40&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2020-05-20">2020-05-20</a>]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=109&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Foralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu%2Fohms-viewer%2Fviewer.php%3Fcachefile%3DMs2019-0045_KevinCombs.xml%22+target%3D%22blank%22%3EClick+here+for+synced+audio+and+transcript%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="https://oralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu/ohms-viewer/viewer.php?cachefile=Ms2019-0045_KevinCombs.xml" target="blank">Click here for synced audio and transcript</a></a>]]></dcterms:references>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Oral+histories">Oral histories</a>]]></dcterms:type>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories Oral History with Dennis Hines, (Ms2019-045)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Fries+%28Va.%29">Fries (Va.)</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[An oral history interview with Dennis Hines, who, despite descending from generations of textile mill workers, never worked in the mill. In this interview, Dennis talks about his family&#039;s history with the town, growing up in Fries, and what happened when the mill shut down. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=40&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Unknown">Unknown</a>]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=109&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Foralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu%2Fohms-viewer%2Fviewer.php%3Fcachefile%3DMs2019-045_DennisHines.xml%22+target%3D%22blank%22%3EClick+here+for+synced+audio+and+transcript%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="https://oralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu/ohms-viewer/viewer.php?cachefile=Ms2019-045_DennisHines.xml" target="blank">Click here for synced audio and transcript</a></a>]]></dcterms:references>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories Oral History with Chris Cooper, April 4, 2022 (Ms2019-045)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Fries+%28Va.%29">Fries (Va.)</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[An oral history interview with Christine &quot;Chris&quot; Beamer Cooper, a Fries native who grew up in the Hollow, a small neighborhood within Fries. After moving to Galax in the 1960s, she worked for the Roses department store for forty years and settled in Mount Airy, North Carolina. In this interview, Chris talks about growing up as an African American in the town, attending segregated schools and eventually integrating, and local histories of native families. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=40&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2022-04-04">2022-04-04</a>]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=109&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Foralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu%2Fohms-viewer%2Fviewer.php%3Fcachefile%3DMs2019-045_ChrisCooper.xml%22+target%3D%22blank%22%3EClick+here+for+synced+audio+and+transcript%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="https://oralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu/ohms-viewer/viewer.php?cachefile=Ms2019-045_ChrisCooper.xml" target="blank">Click here for synced audio and transcript</a></a>]]></dcterms:references>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Oral+histories">Oral histories</a>]]></dcterms:type>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories Oral History with Melva Anders, November 26, 2022 (Ms2019-045)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Fries+%28Va.%29">Fries (Va.)</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[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. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=40&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2022-11-26">2022-11-26</a>]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=109&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Foralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu%2Fohms-viewer%2Fviewer.php%3Fcachefile%3DMs2019-045_MelvaAnders.xml%22+target%3D%22blank%22%3EClick+here+for+synced+audio+and+transcript%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="https://oralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu/ohms-viewer/viewer.php?cachefile=Ms2019-045_MelvaAnders.xml" target="blank">Click here for synced audio and transcript</a></a>]]></dcterms:references>
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