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Aileen Thomas oral history interview, 1979 May 22
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Creator
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Thomas, Aileen R. (Aileen Rabb), 1893-1992
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Date Created
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1979-05-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Boardinghouses, Student housing, Manners and customs
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Description
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Aileen Thomas recounts her experiences living in Charlotte, North Carolina over the previous sixty years. Topics discussed include her memories of the city during World War I, including the Army training facility Camp Greene and Armistice Day; her...
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Belle Banks oral history interview, 2002 January 25
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Creator
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Banks, Belle, 1918-2011
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Date Created
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2002-01-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Historic sites, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration, Historic preservation, Regionalism, Manners and customs
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Description
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In this interview, librarian and historic preservationist Margaret "Belle" Banks describes her early life in Pennsylvania and Delaware, her move to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1944, and her role in restoring Cedar Grove and the Hugh Torrance Hous...
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Blanche Leak Gluyas oral history interview 1, 1979 May 23
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Creator
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Gluyas, Blanche Leak, 1889-1989
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Date Created
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1979-05-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Stenographers, Telecommunication, Women employees, Manners and customs, Cities and towns--Growth
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Description
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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 ...
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Blanche Leak Gluyas oral history interview 2, 1979 May 25
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Creator
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Gluyas, Blanche Leak, 1889-1989
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Date Created
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1979-05-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Amusements, Manners and customs, City and town life, Cities and towns--Growth, Social values
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Description
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In this second interview for the WSOC project, Blanche Leak Gluyas shares her extensive knowledge about the development of Charlotte since the late 1800s, this time focusing on the city's entertainment and recreation. Other topics include the neig...
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Bobbie Nell Earnhardt oral history interview 1, 1996 April 26
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Creator
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Earnhardt, Bobbie Nell, 1921-2003
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Date Created
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1996-04-26
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Subjects--Topical
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Christian life, Manners and customs, Revivals, Religious gatherings, Presbyterian Church, Church history
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Description
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Bobbie Earnhardt discusses her memories of Billy Graham, whom she met when he was about nine years old, and the Graham family in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mrs. Earnhardt recalls attending Chalmers Memorial ARP Church alongside the Graham family, ...
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Elizabeth Biggerstaff oral history interview, 1996 October 18
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Creator
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Biggerstaff, Elizabeth, 1922-
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Date Created
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1996-10-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Country life, Mills and mill-work, Manners and customs, Education, Rural, Women in war, Working mothers, Small business--Management, Women--Political activity, Race relations
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Description
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Rutherford County native Elizabeth Biggerstaff describes her life and how she balances work and family. She describes her early life growing up in the country outside of Cliffside, North Carolina, with two older brothers and attending local school...
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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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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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Elizabeth Sadler oral history interview, 2004 April 24
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Creator
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Sadler, Elizabeth H. (Elizabeth Houston), 1917-2008
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Date Created
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2004-04-24
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Subjects--Topical
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African American families, African American churches, Community organization, Farm life, Country life, Manners and customs
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Description
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Elizabeth Sadler recounts her early life growing up on her family's farm in the small, rural section of northwestern Mecklenburg County known as Shuffletown during the 1920s-1940s. She shares memories of her mother cooking Sunday dinner and long d...
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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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Frances Blanton oral history interview, 1992 November 24
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Creator
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Blanton, Frances B.
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Date Created
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1992-11-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Social values, Country life, Manners and customs, Dating (Social customs), Homemakers
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Description
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Longtime Charlotte resident Frances Blanton discusses her family, and her childhood and adolescence. She describes visiting her grandparents on their farm in Cabarrus County, where they made their own butter, cream, and sausage. Mrs. Blanton began...
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George A. Wallace oral history interview, 2004 March 24
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Creator
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Wallace, George A. (George Alexander), 1943-
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Date Created
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2004-03-24
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American families, Manners and customs, City and town life, African American business enterprises, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing, Urban renewal
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George Wallace discusses his life in the Grier Heights neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, and his connection to the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte, also known as Second Ward. Mr. Wallace talks about his deep roots in Grier Heights, inc...
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Kate DeCamp oral history interview, 1979 May 24
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Creator
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DeCamp, Kate B. (Kate Bingham), 1916-1993
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Date Created
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1979-05-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Manners and customs, Social values, Voluntarism
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Description
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Kate DeCamp briefly discusses her thirty-four years of living in Charlotte, North Carolina, and describes Charlotte as a very lively community and a nice place to live. She characterizes Charlotte as a progressive community and discusses leisure a...
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Mamie Allison Cole oral history interview, 2003 July 29
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Creator
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Cole, Mamie, 1922-
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Date Created
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2003-07-29
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Subjects--Topical
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Mills and mill-work, Rural families, Textile workers, Wetlands, Wild flowers, Field crops, Country life, Manners and customs, Dairy cattle, Protected areas, Farm life
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Mamie Allison Cole recounts her family’s history in Mount Holly, North Carolina and what life was like growing up in the area during the 1920s and 1930s. Mrs. Cole discusses the chores she had to do, her father’s farm, the parties her family would...
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Marion W. Boyd oral history interview, 1979 May 25
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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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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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Mary Clegg Walker oral history interview, 1979 May 25
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Creator
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Walker, Mary Clegg, 1904-1984
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Date Created
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1979-05-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Elementary school teaching, Manners and customs, Christian life
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Mary Clegg Walker discusses her family and her seventeen years as a kindergarten teacher in Matthews, North Carolina. Topics discussed include her father's high school in Rutherford County and how it was established; an anecdote about how J. B. Iv...