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["This is the 2nd interview with Jim (as most people call him) and was conducted via video with West Virginia Public Broadcasting for radio and TV pieces for their show Inside Appalachia.James Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM and the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]

1. Transcript of oral history of James Shaffer 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.ShafferJames.IntTranscript.10.17.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of James Shaffer 2 of 2
Date:
2016-10-17
Creator:
Shaffer, James
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Charleston (W. Va.), Broom and brush industry--Employees, and Broom and brush industry
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["James Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM and the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]

2. Broom sewing machine at Charleston Broom and Mop Company

Identifier:
4224.ShafferJames.Photo.001.10.17.16
Title:
Broom sewing machine at Charleston Broom and Mop Company
Date:
2016-10-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Charleston (W. Va.), Broom and brush industry, and Broom and brush industry--Employees
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["James Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM and the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]

3. Jim Shaffer's lunch box

Identifier:
4224.ShafferJames.Photo.002.10.17.16
Title:
Jim Shaffer's lunch box
Date:
2016-10-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Broom and brush industry, foodways, Food habits, Charleston (W. Va.), and Broom and brush industry--Employees
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["James Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM and the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]

4. Rolls of broom straw at Charleston Broom and Mop Company

Identifier:
4224.ShafferJames.Photo.003.10.17.16
Title:
Rolls of broom straw at Charleston Broom and Mop Company
Date:
2016-10-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Broom and brush industry, Charleston (W. Va.), and Broom and brush industry--Employees
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["James Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM and the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]

5. Tool peg board at Charleston Broom and Mop Company

Identifier:
4224.ShafferJames.Photo.004.10.17.16
Title:
Tool peg board at Charleston Broom and Mop Company
Date:
2016-10-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Charleston (W. Va.), Broom and brush industry, and Broom and brush industry--Employees
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["James Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM and the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]

6. Toy brooms at Charleston Broom and Mop Company

Identifier:
4224.ShafferJames.Photo.005.10.17.16
Title:
Toy brooms at Charleston Broom and Mop Company
Date:
2016-10-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Broom and brush industry--Employees, Charleston (W. Va.), and Broom and brush industry
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["James Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM and the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]

7. Jim Shaffer stitches lacing into a broom

Identifier:
4224.ShafferJames.Photo.006.10.17.16
Title:
Jim Shaffer stitches lacing into a broom
Date:
2016-10-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Broom and brush industry, Broom and brush industry--Employees, and Charleston (W. Va.)
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["James Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM and the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]

8. Untrimmed brooms with white lacing

Identifier:
4224.ShafferJames.Photo.007.10.17.16
Title:
Untrimmed brooms with white lacing
Date:
2016-10-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Charleston (W. Va.), Broom and brush industry, and Broom and brush industry--Employees
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["James Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM and the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]

9. James Shaffer trims brooms

Identifier:
4224.ShafferJames.Photo.008.10.17.16
Title:
James Shaffer trims brooms
Date:
2016-10-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Broom and brush industry, Broom and brush industry--Employees, and Charleston (W. Va.)
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["James Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM and the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]

10. Jim Shaffer of Charleston Broom and Mop Company works at a broom sewing machine

Identifier:
4224.ShafferJames.Photo.009.10.17.16
Title:
Jim Shaffer of Charleston Broom and Mop Company works at a broom sewing machine
Date:
2016-10-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Broom and brush industry, Charleston (W. Va.), and Broom and brush industry--Employees
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["James Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM and the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]

11. Broom maker James "Jim" Shaffer stands in his Charleston Broom and Mop shop

Identifier:
4224.ShafferJames.Photo.010.10.17.16
Title:
Broom maker James "Jim" Shaffer stands in his Charleston Broom and Mop shop
Date:
2016-10-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Broom and brush industry, Charleston (W. Va.), and Broom and brush industry--Employees
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)