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A README is a document that tells you something important about a program or dataset. This README will be updated as we gather and systemetize more information about the oral history data.
Each bolded entry is a data table. Each underlined entry is a column in that table.
factory.csv (http://shroutdocs.org/notebooks/DCS104_f2018/factory.csv)
name: The name of the business. This is a controlled vocabulary – each worker is associated with a maximum of one of these businesses.
total_reported_injuries: The total number of injuries reported in the oral histories. This includes injuries that were experienced by the people being interviewed as well as injuries that they saw or heard of.
families.csv (http://shroutdocs.org/notebooks/DCS104_f2018/families.csv)
interviewee_index: A unique number associated with each person interviewed.
mother_last: The reported last name of the interviewed person’s mother. If NA, the name was not mentioned.
mother_first: The reported first name of the interviewed person’s mother. If NA, the name was not mentioned.
mother_country: The reported country of origin of the interviewed person’s mother. If NA, the country was not mentioned.
father_last: The reported last name of the interviewed person’s father. If NA, the name was not mentioned.
father_first: The reported first name of the interviewed person’s father. If NA, the name was not mentioned.
father_country: The reported country of origin of the interviewed person’s father. If NA, the country was not mentioned.
language: The language spoken at home. This is a controlled vocabulary.
- English
- French
- English and French
siblings: The reported number of siblings. If NA, the number of siblings was not mentioned or not clear.
first_in_family: Whether the person reported that they were the first in their family to work in the mills. This is a controlled vocabulary.
- Yes
- No
- Unclear
interviews.csv (http://shroutdocs.org/notebooks/DCS104_f2018/interviews.csv)
interview_index: A unique number associated with each interview conducted.
type: The category assigned to the interview by Museum L.A. This is a controlled vocabulary.
- BRICK
- SHOE
- MILL
interviewer: The name of the person conducting the interview.
interview_date: The date of the interview as recorded in the oral history text.
interview_date_mmddyy: The date of the interview recorded in mm/dd/yy/format.
word_count: The number of words in the interview (includes questions and both parties if there were two people being interviewed)
people.csv (http://shroutdocs.org/notebooks/DCS104_f2018/people.csv)
interviewee_index: A unique number associated with each person interviewed.
first: The first name of the person being interviewed
last: The last name of the person being interviewed
interview_index: A unique number associated with each interview conducted.
birthplace_city: The reported city in which the person being interviewed was born
birthplace_state: The reported state or province in which the person being interviewed was born
birthplace_country: The reported country in which the person being interviewed was born
birth_date: The reported birth date of the person being interviewed
birth_year: The year of the reported birth date
highest_ed: The reported highest degree of education reported. This is a controlled vocabulary.
- NA – no information
- Grammar school
- High school
- College
work.csv (http://shroutdocs.org/notebooks/DCS104_f2018/work.csv)
interviewee_index: A unique number associated with each person interviewed
type: The type of business that was the person being interviewed’s first job
factory_name: The reported name of the business that was the person being interviewed’s first job
injury_others: Whether the person being interviewed reported others being injured
injury_self: Whether the person being interviewed reported themself being injured
years: Reported years at first business (can be in multiple jobs)
start_y: Reported year started at first job
start_a: Reported age started at first job