Unraveling Workers’ Letters: The Voices behind Nelly Don

Opal Stufflebean

Item

Title

Opal Stufflebean

Description

Letter by factory worker comparing her wages at the Donnelly Garment Company to other midwestern factories.

Contributor

n/a

Date Original

July 14, 1937

Location

Kansas City, Missouri

Collection name

James A. Reed Collection, K0443

Identifiers

Box 34

Finding Aid

Finding Aid K0443 (PDF)

Source

The State Historical Society of Missouri-Kansas City

Publisher

n/a

Access Rights

The Donor hereby gives and assigns to the University all rights of copyright which the Donor has in (a) the Materials and (b) in such of his works as may be found among any collections of Materials received by the University from others.

Type

Text

Format

Letter

Transcript

Kansas City, Mo.
July 14, ‘37

As an employee of the Donnelly Gar Co., I, Opal Stufflebean, am satisfied in every respect, regarding the working conditions of the factory.

Our wages is higher than any other organization in the “Middle West.”

My guarantee of $25.60 per week, of 40 hours, and a paid vacation once a year is very satisfactory to me.

The amount of “overtime, we work, entirely depends on the employee, we work all, “Over time”, on our own accord. No one compels us to work over 40 hrs. a week of 5 days.

So I am pleased with wages, hours, and all other conditions of the plant.
Opal Stufflebean.