OH181 Lillian W. King Oral History

Authors

Judy Graves

Collection Title

Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - World War II

Series Number

OH181

Interviewee

King, Lillian W.

Interviewer

Graves, Judy

Date Interviewed

March 14th, 1996

Processed by

Benjamin J. Drake

Date Processed

September 19th, 2012

Description

1 sound disc (49 minutes)

Abstract

Lillian W. King discusses her experiences working for the Ken-Rad Tube Manufacturing Corporation at Owensboro, Kentucky from the 1930s to the 1950s. She describes the hiring process, training and how conditions changed during the Second World War. She recalled the introduction of labor unions and the harassment that followed for those that did not joining. She also mentioned how working conditions changed after the General Electric Company acquired Ken-Rad.

Biographical/Historical Note

Lillian W. King discusses her experiences working for the Ken-Rad Tube Manufacturing Corporation at Owensboro, Kentucky from the 1930s to the 1950s. She describes the hiring process, training and how conditions changed during the Second World War. She recalled the introduction of labor unions and the harassment that followed for those that did not joining. She also mentioned how working conditions changed after the General Electric Company acquired Ken-Rad.

General Information

No user access to original recordings. Use audio user copies, digital derivatives, transcripts, and/or tape indexes. This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Permission for reproduction must be requested from Murray State University.

Subject Headings/Descriptors

King, Lillian W., 1910-

Ken-Rad Tube Manufacturing Corporation (Owensboro, Ky.)

General Electric Company (Owensboro, Ky.)

Owensboro (Ky.) - Business, industries, and trades - Vacuum-tubes.

Owensboro (Ky.) - History Labor unions - Kentucky - Owensboro.

Recommended Citation

Graves, Judy, "OH181 Lillian W. King Oral History" (2025). World War II. 14.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/oh-wwii/14