Interview with Beverly Rand

Interviewee

Beverly Rand

Files

Interviewers

Jay Gavan

Description

Interview with Beverly Rand recorded on October 19, 2012 at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Recorded by interviewer James 'Jay' Gaven for a Kalamazoo Valley Museum exhibit on Gibson Guitars. Beverly started at Gibson Guitar factory in 1967, working there almost 10 years. She worked numerous jobs in different departments and buildings, including sanding and frets. She recounts her memories of working at the factory, including:

• the physical demand of the job, seeing the factory nurse
• working the water saw in plastics
• working the wood shop
• social relationships between staff
• afternoons after workers had a "wet lunch" at local bars
• quality of a Gibson Guitar

Date of Interview

10-19-2012

Location of Interview

Kalamazoo (Mich.)

Series

Gibson Guitar Factory Oral Histories

Keywords

Gibson Inc., Gibson guitar, Guitar makers, Guitar history, Factories, Personal narratives

Disciplines

Oral History | Other Music | Public History

Notes

Lost video at 29:45

Language

ENG

Document Type

Interview

Recommended Citation

Rand, Beverly, "Interview with Beverly Rand" (2012). Kalamazoo Valley Museum - Gibson Guitar Factory Oral Histories. 2.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/gibson-guitar-oral-histories/2

Length of video

00:54:24

Length of video log

15 pages