Interview with Jack Jensen

Authors

Michael G. Hillard PhD, University of Southern MaineFollow

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Date of Interview

7-28-2000

Duration of Audio File

0:17:05

Interviewee

Jack Jensen

Age

Born approximately 1960, 40 at time of interview

Gender

Male

Description

Jensen came from long line of paper mill workers at S.D. Warren, including grandfather, uncles and cousins. He details the typical experience of paper mill town youth who got jobs in the mill during summers in college but not continuing after college completion and is an astute observer of mill life and community culture.

Birth Place

Westbrook, Maine

Residence

Portland, ME at time of interview

Occupation/Work History

Operations research professor at University of Southern Maine and University of South Carolina. Worked summers in the mill while in college in the early 1980s.

Role

Union

Mill or Principal Employer

S.D. Warren Company

Mill Location

Westbrook, Maine

Keywords

Paper mills - work experience, industrial accidents

Comments

Jensen describes how difficult and intense the work environment is for a young outsider. Mill was dangerous, hot, intense chemical odors, known and unknown dangers. Describes chaotic layout of the 130 year old mill at time of his employment; it took many months simply to know one's way around. Also rough, harsh behavior and language of male workers.

Creative Commons License

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Recommended Citation

Hillard, Michael G. PhD, "Interview with Jack Jensen" (2000). S.D. Warren Company. 8.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/sd-warren/8