Tyler, Ken: Mill Foreman. Interviewed by Thomas R. Beardsley, 1990.

Title: Tyler, Ken: Mill Foreman. Interviewed by Thomas R. Beardsley, 1990.
Creator: Thomas R. Beardsley
Date: 1990
Description: Ken Tyler was a foreman in the dye shop at the American Thread Company in Willimantic, CT. He was born in Sterling, CT in 1926. His working life began at the U. S. Finishing plant in Sterling, where he was employed as a jig dyer. He did service in the Navy for three years, and worked several jobs before landing in Willimantic in 1955, to begin work in the priming department at American Thread. He quickly progressed and became assistant foreman in the dye house. This interview includes views on ethnicity and gives detailed accounts of the dyeing process involved in textiles.
Format: audio mp3 digitized from cassette
Contributor: Ken Tyler
Relation: Oral History Collection
Rights Holder: The recordings are (c) Windham Textile and History Museum.
Subject: textile workers; oral history; labor history