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- Title
- Interview with Robert "Bob" Brandt, 2018 June 5 and June 13
- Date(s)
- 2018-06-05, 2018-06-13
- Contributor(s)
- Brandt, Robert (interviewee), Plasky, Joseph G. (interviewer), (associated name)
- Description
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Bob Brandt spent his career at the DuPont Martinsville, Virginia, plant. After graduating high school in 1961, he attended East Carolina University for two terms before deciding to leave to seek a career. He was hired at the Martinsville plant in 1962 and progressed through various operational assignments. A talented artist, Brandt was often called upon to create posters and fliers for different groups at the plant.
In 1978, having reached the top of the manufacturing progression system and...
Show moreBob Brandt spent his career at the DuPont Martinsville, Virginia, plant. After graduating high school in 1961, he attended East Carolina University for two terms before deciding to leave to seek a career. He was hired at the Martinsville plant in 1962 and progressed through various operational assignments. A talented artist, Brandt was often called upon to create posters and fliers for different groups at the plant.
In 1978, having reached the top of the manufacturing progression system and wanting to extend his career, Brandt applied for a transfer to engineering crafts. Despite speculation that the plant was to close, in 1990 he moved into a Technical Assistance role, winning the position over several competitors. Brandt held this assignment until he retired in 1994 with one of the "reduction of force" offers DuPont made. The Martinsville plant was demolished in 1998. After retirement Brandt continued to do craft work in the Raleigh area, eventually forming his own company.
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- Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department (Accession 2010.215)
- Hagley ID
- 2010215_20180605_Brandt
- Collection
- Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department