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| Interviewer: | Ben Bulla |
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Thomas R. Ellington, October 10, 1983. Interview C-0122. Mill Employee Describes Relationship Between Owner and Employees: Thomas Ellington, a longtime employee of the Sellers Manufacturing Company, describes employee interactions in the mill and how the owner, Everett Jordan, treated his employees. Interviewee: Thomas R. Ellington Interviewer: Ben Bulla Duration: 01:14:48 Annotated Excerpts: Listen to and read all 5 excerpts. | |
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Roger Gant, July 17, 1987. Interview C-0127. The Business and Political Expertise of Everett Jordan: Roger Gant explains the professional and personal activities of his father-in-law, Everett Jordan, Democratic United States Senator from North Carolina. Gant discusses how he became involved with Jordan's textile mill and how Jordan structured his business. Jordan's skill at relating to people helped him in business and in politics. Gant focuses on a few of Jordan's political successes, including the way he helped Lyndon Johnson before his presidential bid. Interviewee: Roger Gant Interviewer: Ben Bulla Duration: 01:35:27 Annotated Excerpts: Listen to and read all 10 excerpts. | |
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Lloyd E. Griffin, August 20, 1982. Interview C-0135. North Carolina Lawyer Describes His Views on the North Carolina Citizens Association and on the Leadership of B. Everett Jordan: Lloyd Griffin was a lawyer who was born and raised in Belvedere, North Carolina. Following his service in World War I, Griffin returned to North Carolina and became involved in state politics. He describes his involvement in the North Carolina Citizens Association and his perception of North Carolina politics, focusing specifically on the leadership of B. Everett Jordan. Interviewee: Lloyd E. Griffin Interviewer: Ben Bulla Duration: 01:06:25 Annotated Excerpts: Listen to and read all 4 excerpts. | |
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Edward L. Gruber, November 11, 1985. Interview C-0136. Owner and Director of Spring City Mills Describes Business Partnership with North Carolina Senator and Textiles Businessman B. Everett Jordan: Edward Gruber ran Spring City Mills, his family's Pennsylvania-based underwear manufacturing company, for several decades beginning in the 1930s. He explains the expansion of the company; its relationship with department store chains; his efforts to maximize profits by producing a superior, yet affordable, product; and his personal and working relationship with North Carolina Senator and textiles businessman B. Everett Jordan. Interviewee: Edward L. Gruber Interviewer: Ben Bulla Duration: 02:48:48 Annotated Excerpts: Listen to and read all 5 excerpts. | |
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Horace Kornegay, January 11, 1989. Interview C-0165. North Carolina Democratic Congressman Describes State Politics in the 1960s: Horace Kornegay was born and raised in North Carolina. He practiced law and became involved in local and state politics during the 1950s. In 1960, Kornegay was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives, where he worked closely with North Carolina Senator B. Everett Jordan to promote the interests of North Carolina textiles, tobacco, and furniture industries. Interviewee: Horace Kornegay Interviewer: Ben Bulla Duration: 01:40:56 Annotated Excerpts: Listen to and read all 5 excerpts. |