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Title
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Blanche Leak Gluyas oral history interview 1, 1979 May 23
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Interviewee
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Gluyas, Blanche Leak, 1889-1989
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Interviewer
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White, Jane
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Place of Publication
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Charlotte, North Carolina
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Publisher
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J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Date of Interview
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1979-05-23
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Physical Description
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1 audio file (41:12) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (18 pages : PDF)
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Object Type
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sound recording-nonmusical
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Genre
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spoken word
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Language
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eng
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Interviewee Biography
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Blanche Leak Gluyas was a 90-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Shelby, North Carolina in 1889. She earned a high school diploma and attended King's Business College, and was employed as a stenographer with Southern Bell Telephone Company and as a secretary with the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.
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Abstract
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Blanche Leak Gluyas describes her work as a stenographer for Southern Bell in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1900s and 1910s and as a secretary with the State Department during World War II. Other topics discussed include prominent families in Charlotte, the development and expansion of the city, working women during the early and mid-twentieth century, and churches in Charlotte.
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Digital Object Notes
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MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on reel to reel, duplicate audio analog cassette digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
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Interviewee Occupations
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Stenographers
Secretaries
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Subjects--Names
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Gluyas, Blanche Leak, 1889-1989
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Subjects--Organizations
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Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
United States. Department of State
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Subjects--Events
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World War (1939-1945)
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Subjects--Topics
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Stenographers
Telecommunication
Women employees
Manners and customs
Cities and towns--Growth
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Subjects--Geographic
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North Carolina--Charlotte
Washington (D.C.)
Mississippi--Jackson
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Subjects--Genre
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Interviews
Oral histories
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Coverage--Dates
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1890-1980
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Digital Collection Title
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Ed Perzel WSOC project on twentieth century Charlotte
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Related Materials Note
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Blanche Gluyas oral history interview 2, May 25, 1979, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (http://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A1607)
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Rights
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This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Internet Media Type
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audio/mpeg
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Identifier
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OH-GL0066