03787cidaa22006737i 4500 22903709 20250607120207.1 221216s2021 xxunnn o t eng 22903709 0 ibc orignew u ncip 20 y-folklife masmit 2022-12-16 masmit 2024-01-04 2022655273 DLC eng dacs DLC n-us-nc AFC 2020/009: 001 Aiken, Grace, interviewee. Grace Aiken interview conducted by Katy Clune and Julia Gartrell, 2021-03-04. 2021-03-04. 1 sound recording (00:47:37) : digital, wav 10 photographs : digital, tif 1 manuscript : digital, pdf spoken word spw rdacontent computer c rdamedia audio s rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Interview was conducted outdoors. It contains ambient sounds. Related to interview: John Probus (afc2020009_002), Horace McKee (afc2020009_009) Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact Recorded at Replacements Limited, McLeansville, North Carolina, March 4, 2021. Grace Aiken was born in Takoradi, Ghana in 1972. She has worked for the repair department of Replacements Limited for over twenty years. In this interview, Grace discusses her path to the United States and her transition from hair styling into specialized ceramic repair. She discusses the creative aspects of her job, how the training process works, and many of the specifics of crystal and china repair. Fixing, Mending, Making New: North Carolina's Repair Professionals: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2020-2021 (AFC 2020/009), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Duplication of collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions. To honor the memory of Archie Green (1917-2009), a fellowship program was established at the American Folklife Center in 2010. Archie Green Fellowships support new research in the contemporary culture and traditions of American workers. Aiken, Grace Interviews. Repairing trades North Carolina. Pottery Repairing. Employees Training of. Blue collar workers. Workmanship. Job satisfaction. Material culture. Quality of products. Digital photographs Color 2020-2030. gmgpc Sound recordings. lcgft Personal narratives. lcgft Oral histories. lcgft Interviews. lcgft Gartrell, Julia C., interviewer. Clune, Katy A. (Kathryn Anne), interviewer. Occupational Folklife Project, sponsor. McLeansville (N.C.), event place. Fixing, Mending, Making New: North Carolina's Repair Professionals: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2020-2021 AFC 2020/009 (DLC) 2021655286 Library of Congress American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home Audio of interview with Grace Aiken. afc2020009 afc2020009_001_sr01 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2020009.afc2020009_001_sr01 Images associated with interview. afc2020009_001_ph afc2020009 Transcript of interview with Grace Aiken. afc2020009_001_ms01 afc2020009 afc/ofp afc/agf afc/ofp/2020009