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OH 1612

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeWRIGHT, Opal (b. 1916)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1612
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionFor the Texas Textile Mill Oral History Project. Former textile mill worker. Experiences growing up in Denison and McKinney, Texas; decision to drop out of school after sixth grade; work career at Texas Textile Mill in McKinney and experiences of other family members in mill employment; decision to return to school; graduation from high school on fiftieth birthday; achievement of nursing license; family history; experiences in McKinney.
Interviewer(s)Deborah Kilgore
Physical Description86 pp.
Terms of UseOpen