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Rayford Fowler describes the carbon black process and his experiences as manager of the Seagraves Carbon Black Plant.

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Rayford Fowler

'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''

'''Date:''' February 2, 1982

'''Location:''' Brownfield, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Richard Mason

'''Length:''' 1 hour, 50 minutes


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
Born, Wheeling, Louisiana (1912),
Childhood,
Food supply,
Farming,
Columbian Carbon Company,
Carbon black,
Uses,
Production process,
Channel-type plant,
Furnace-type plant,
Quality,
Research improvements (1943-44),
Carbon black companies (1940s),
Phillips,
Cabot,
United,
Columbian,
Haber,
To Seagraves, Texas (1945),
Seagraves Carbon Black Plant,
Reasons for move,
Housing,
Moving,
Carbon black production,
Air pollution,
Employees
<br>

'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
Electricity,
Mexican-American laborers,
Wages (1940s),
Seagraves Carbon Black Plant,
Production (1945-750,
Efficiency upgraded,
Labor relations,
Profitability,
Natural resources,
Shortages,
Seagraves Plant,
Employees,
Production process,
Furnaces,
Carbon black,
Types,
Markets,
Carbon black plants,
Locations,
Production fluctuations,
Influence of automobile industry,
Seagraves Plant,
Union organized (1946),
Columbian Carbon Company,
Expansion
<br>

'''Tape 2, Side 1:'''
Seagraves Carbon Black Plant,
Union elections,
Contract negotiations,
Employee productivity,
Columbian Carbon Company,
City Services takeover (1965),
Carbon black industry,
Transporting,
Packaging,
Damage to crops,
Columbian Carbon Company,
Seagraves location
<br>

'''Tape 2, Side 2:'''
Oil boom,
Construction (1946-56),
Town growth,
Denver City, Texas,
Seagraves, Texas,
Life philosophy,
Sam Fowler, father,
Nellie Presley, mother,
Jobs (1930s),
Grocery prices (1930s)
<br>

'''Range Dates:''' 1912-1975

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1930-1950s


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