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Elizabeth Randolph oral history interview 2, 1993 July 13
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Creator
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Randolph, Elizabeth S.
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Date Created
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1993-07-13
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Social life and customs, African Americans--Education, Segregation in education, Manners and customs, Depressions
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Description
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In this second interview with Jennifer Greeson for the Levine Museum, Elizabeth Randolph continues to discuss the importance of education to her family and within the African American community. She recalls her experiences attending high school in...
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Gladys Lavitan oral history interview 2, 1993 July 1
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Creator
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Lavitan, Gladys, 1916-2014
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Date Created
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1993-07-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Acting, Community theater, Depressions, Radio broadcasting, Radio Talk Shows, Reform Judaism, Theater and society, Jews--Social conditions
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Description
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Gladys Lavitan recounts her life and her sixty-three year acting career in Charlotte, North Carolina. She describes growing up in Charlotte during the Depression, the city's reaction to the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor in 1941, and how the...
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Elizabeth Randolph oral history interview 1, 1993 June 16
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Creator
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Randolph, Elizabeth S.
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Date Created
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1993-06-16
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Subjects--Topical
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African American elementary schools, African Americans--Segregation, Education, Racism in education, School integration, Segregation, Segregation in education, Busing for school integration, Manners and customs, Depressions
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Description
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In this first interview with Jennifer Greeson for the Levine Museum, Elizabeth Randolph describes growing up during the 1920s and 1930s in a family that emphasized education which inspired her dedication as an educator throughout her life in such ...
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Newell Gymnasium group oral history interview, 1993 January 16
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Creator
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Austin, Ernest B., 1926-2014
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Date Created
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1993-01-16
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball for women, Basketball for girls, Basketball--Social aspects, Rural schools, Country life, Gymnasiums, School sports, Depressions
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Description
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A group of former Newell High School students, including Ernest B. Austin, Lloyd Cochran, Russell G. Faulk, Francis Freeman, Vera Kimbrell, and several unnamed speakers, discuss the role basketball played in Newell, an unincorporated farming commu...
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Otis Skipper oral history interview, 1993 June 6
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Creator
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Skipper, Otis S. (Otis Sanford), 1917-2002
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Date Created
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1993-01-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball teams, Young Men's Christian associations, Basketball--Tournaments, Basketball players, Sports--Social aspects, School sports, Basketball coaches, Basketball--Rules, Basketball stories, Depressions, Discrimination in sports
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Otis Skipper recounts his experiences playing basketball in Charlotte, North Carolina from the 1930s-1950s. He describes starting to play at the age of twelve at the YMCA, and discusses how the athletic director, Carl Link, was instrumental in org...
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Loy H. Witherspoon oral history interview 2, 1991
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Creator
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Witherspoon, Loy H., 1930-2017
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Date Created
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1991
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Subjects--Topical
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Orphanages, Civil rights movements, Depressions, Teacher-student relationships, Student movements, Methodist Church--Clergy
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Description
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In this 1991 interview, student Michael Wilson interviewed Dr. Loy Witherspoon about his life experiences in the North Carolina Piedmont. Dr. Witherspoon describes his unusual childhood, the latter part of which was spent at The Children's Home, a...
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Henrietta Wallace oral history interview, 1979 October 23
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Creator
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Wallace, Henrietta, 1910-1981
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Date Created
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1979-10-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, Jewish families, Herb industry
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Description
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Henrietta Wallace discusses her family's Jewish heritage and medicinal herb business, which dates back to the 1850s, and the growth of the Jewish community in North Carolina in the 1800s and 1900s. Other topics discussed include her career as a li...
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Harvie C. Jordan oral history interview, 1979 October 23
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Creator
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Jordan, Harvie C., Sr., 1910-1992
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Date Created
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1979-10-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Printing industry, Depressions, Newspaper publishing, Entrepreneurship
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Description
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Harvie C. Jordan recalls co-founding his paper company, the Dixie Tag and Envelope Manufacturing Company, describes contract work that it undertook for the U.S. government during World War II, and discusses its significance in Charlotte, North Car...
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Ella F. Kelly oral history interview, 1979 October 23
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Creator
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Kelly, Ella F. (Ella Fielding), 1907-1991
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Date Created
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1979-10-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, Families, Farm life, Agriculture, Manners and customs, Rationing
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Description
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Ella F. Kelly recounts her experience growing up on her father's farm in rural Georgia. Topics discussed include her daily chores and the overall value of farm life, dating and social engagements within the community, and the sustainability o...
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Roland R. Hinrichs oral history interview, 1979 May 24
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Creator
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Hinrichs, Roland R. (Roland Russell), 1907-
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Date Created
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1979-05-29
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Subjects--Topical
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Country life, Depressions, College athletes, Technological innovations
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Description
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Roland R. Hinrichs recounts his childhood in West Virginia during the early twentieth century and societal changes that took place throughout his adult life. Topics include his difficulty in finding employment during the Great Depression, his late...
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Jeanne Scranton oral history interview, 1979 May 25
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Creator
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Scranton, Jeanne Tingle, 1909-1991
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Date Created
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1979-05-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, Church history, Methodist Church, Cities and towns--Growth, Carnegie libraries, Church finance
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Description
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Librarian and church archivist Jeanne Scranton discusses her work with the First United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, which she joined in 1929, and Charlotte church history dating back to 1815. She also describes how Charlotte's f...
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Victoria K. Moore oral history interview, 1979 May 25
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Creator
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Moore, Victoria K., 1911
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Date Created
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1979-05-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, African Americans--Segregation, African American women--Employment, Families--Social life and customs, Women household employees--Social conditions
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Description
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Victoria K. Moore shares her memories of growing up in the South during the early 1900s and gives account of her varied experiences as a domestic worker in New York, Charlotte, North Carolina, and parts of South Carolina. Other topics discussed in...
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Marion W. Boyd oral history interview, 1979 May 25
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Creator
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Boyd, Marion W. (Marion Woods), 1911-2007
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Date Created
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1979-05-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, African Americans--Education, Manners and customs, Families, Quakers--Education
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Description
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Marion W. Boyd discusses her experiences teaching throughout North Carolina and the challenges she faced as a result of graduating college during the Great Depression. Other topics discussed include family relations, her Quaker education, regional...
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Winslow H. Hartford oral history interview, 1979 May 24
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Creator
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Hartford, Winslow H.
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Date Created
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1979-05-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, Manners and customs, Citizens' associations, Local government--Citizen participation
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Description
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Winslow H. Hartford describes his experiences growing up in Newton, Massachusetts and attending Boston University during the time of the Great Depression. Other topics discussed include his work as a professor at Belmont Abbey College, national tr...
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Martin Grossman oral history interview, 1979 May 24
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Creator
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Grossman, Martin L. (Martin Luther), 1903-2002
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Date Created
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1979-05-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, Electrical engineering, Electric industry workers, Work environment, Power-plants, Electric utilities, Tobacco industry, Cost control, Cities and towns--Growth
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Martin Grossman recounts his long career as an engineer beginning in the early twentieth century and his experiences in Charlotte, North Carolina, after moving there in 1954. He describes his work in the energy sector with Celanese Corporation and...
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Ben E. Douglas oral history interview 2, 1979 May 23
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Creator
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Douglas, Ben E. (Ben Elbert), 1894-1981
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Date Created
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1979-05-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, Municipal government, Urban transportation, Airports--Planning, City planning
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Ben Douglas discusses his tenure as mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina from 1935 to 1941. He discusses the structure of city government in the 1920s and explains that he was the first Charlotte mayor to be directly elected by voters. He describes ...
