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Dorothy "Dot" Eagle and Helen Suther describe their experiences as seasonal workers on Frank Patterson's farm in Rowan County, North Carolina. They discuss their work crating and packing tomatoes and how the amount of work varies depending on how the crops turn out. Both interviewees are in their 80s, and they explain that they enjoy how the work gets them out of the house. Ms. Eagle and Ms. Suther also discuss their own properties, and express their desires for their land to not be sold and developed and for their community to remain rural.

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Title
Dot Eagle and Helen Suther oral history interview, 2003 October 14
Creator
Eagle, Dorothy, 1920-2005, interviewee
Contributor
Burt, Joyce W. (Joyce Wallace), interviewer
Suther, Helen, 1921-2004, contributor
Date (Text)
2003-10-14
Place of Creation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Extent
1 audio file (0:24:59) : digital, MP3
Biographical/Historical Note
Dorothy Eagle and Helen Suther were 82-year-old women at the time of the interview which took place in Rowan County, North Carolina. Ms. Eagle and Ms. Suther were employed as seasonal workers at Frank Patterson's farm. Previously, Ms. Suther worked at Patterson School and Ms. Eagle worked in a mill for 35 years.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:3164
System Control No.
PL-EA0043
Subject (Person)
Eagle, Dorothy, 1920-2005
Suther, Helen, 1921-2004
Subject (Corporate)
Patterson Farm, Inc. (China Grove, N.C.)
Subject (Topic)
Country life
Land use, Rural
Rural families
Animals
Mills and mill-work
Field crops
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Rowan County
North Carolina--China Grove
Subject (Occupation)
Agricultural laborers
Subject (Date)
1920-2010
Type
Audio
Format
spoken word
Interviews
Oral histories
Language
English
Usage Statement
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Copyright Holder
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Record Appears in
Oral History Collections > Catawba Lands Conservancy Perspectives on Land Project > Johnny Moore and Moore Family oral history interview, 2004 January 19
Internet Mime Type
audio/mpeg
Location of Original
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Reproduction Note
MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on minidisc and reformatted using a Digidesign 003 rack.
2018-11-12

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