Edie Burnette discusses growing up in Canton, North Carolina. Burnette and the interviewer discuss her book, which examines the changes of Canton over time. Burnette examines different changes in Canton from the building of I-40 to the environmental…
William Woody Rolland discusses the positive influences that Reuben B. Robertson had on the Canton mill and the introduction of the pulp mill and timber industry. The industry created multiple institutions that benefited mill workers, such as the…
Roland Osborne discusses the importance that Champion Paper and Fibre Company had on family life and the Canton community. Roland examines the significance of the creation of the YMCA to the mill community, as it was the center for teenagers and…
Growing up in Green Hill, Garry Ramsey experienced firsthand the influences of the Champion paper mill. The paper mill provided the community with a way of life from the YMCA and Champion Credit Union to Camp Hope. The mill and the industry played an…
Roland Osborne and Phillip Paxton speak about the Champion paper mill and the Town of Canton. They talk about the early days of the mill, community outreach and infrastructure, environmental issues, and the daily operations within the mill.
Talinda Forney is interviewed by Emma Miller on May 27, 2016, as part of Mountain People, Mountain Lives: A Student Led Oral History Project. She discusses growing up in Haywood County, N.C. and her experiences with integration and desegregation…
Tom Massie is interviewed by Helen Miller on June 9, 2016, as part of Mountain People, Mountain Lives: A Student Led Oral History Project. Massie, a former Jackson County Commissioner, discusses his childhood memories of Haywood County and his…
Jack Mincey is interviewed by Juan Moore on May 31, 2016, as part of Mountain People, Mountain Lives: A Student Led Oral History Project. Mincey discusses growing up around Cullowhee and the changes over the years. He talks about teaching at…
Tom Baker is interviewed by Abigail Fox on June 1, 2016, as part of Mountain People, Mountain Lives: A Student Led Oral History Project. Baker talks about his time as a paratrooper with the 101st division and going to Vietnam and the Veteran’s…
Maria Pyatt is interviewed by Chyan Gallardo on June 2, 2016, as part of Mountain People, Mountain Lives: A Student Led Oral History Project. Pyatt, a veteran of the Iraq War, discusses her experiences in basic training, the Third Calvary Brave…