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Collection Number: 03175

Collection Title: The Proletarian Aristocrat, circa 1935

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This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.

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Size 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (1 item)
Abstract William Greene Raoul of Georgia lived in the South, the West, New York, and Europe, held many jobs as manager and laborer, and mingled with all classes of society. His autobiography, tentatively titled Rolling Stone or The Proletarian Aristocrat, contains an account of his experiences, circa 1893-1935. Included are discussions of his experiences in a cotton mill in Lindale, Ga.; with prostitutes in Atlanta, Ga., 1890s; and at the Southern Saw Works in Atlanta, the South Atlantic Car and Manufacturing Co. in Waycross, Ga., 1904-1909, and the Acme Kitchen Furniture Co. in Chattanooga, Tenn. Raoul's experiences as a carpenter in Birmingham, Ala., and elsewhere, his involvement with the labor movement, and his relationships with women are also recounted.
Creator Raoul, William Greene, 1872-1956.
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language English
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Restrictions to Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in The Proletarian Aristocrat #3175, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Alternate Form of Material
Microfilm copy available.
Acquisitions Information
Gift 1955
Sensitive Materials Statement
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Processed by: SHC Staff

Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007

Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, April 2011

This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.

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William Greene Raoul of Georgia lived in the South, the West, New York, and Europe, held many jobs as manager and laborer, and mingled with all classes of society.

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His autobiography, tentatively titled Rolling Stone or The Proletarian Aristocrat, contains an account of his experiences, circa 1893-1935. Included are discussions of his experiences in a cotton mill in Lindale, Ga.; with prostitutes in Atlanta, Ga., 1890s; and at the Southern Saw Works in Atlanta, the South Atlantic Car and Manufacturing Co. in Waycross, Ga., 1904-1909, and the Acme Kitchen Furniture Co. in Chattanooga, Tenn. Raoul's experiences as a carpenter in Birmingham, Ala., and elsewhere, his involvement with the labor movement, and his relationships with women are also recounted.

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1 item.
Folder 1

Rolling Stone, or The Proletarian Aristocrat, circa 1935

The volume includes some photographs.

Reel M-3175/1

Microfilm

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