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Title: Aileen Thomas oral history interview, 1979 May 22
Creator: Thomas, Aileen R. (Aileen Rabb), 1893-1992
Date Created: 1979-05-22
Subjects--Topical: Boardinghouses, Student housing, Manners and customs
Description: 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...

Title: Benjamin F. Withers oral history interview, 1979 May 25
Creator: Withers, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1900-1992
Date Created: 1979-05-25
Subjects--Topical: Automobiles, Cities and towns--Growth, Parades
Description: Benjamin Withers shares his memories of Charlotte, North Carolina during the first thirty years of the twentieth century. He describes the city's geography including businesses, theaters, the original Charlotte Speedway (built in 1924 in the Pinev...

Title: J. Norman Pease oral history interview, 1979 May 22
Creator: Pease, J. Norman (James Norman), Sr., 1885-1987
Date Created: 1979-05-22
Subjects--Topical: City and town life, Cities and towns--Growth, Historic buildings, Municipal government, Voluntarism, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation, Business enterprises
Description: Architect J. Norman Pease shares his memories of Charlotte, North Carolina in the early twentieth century. He talks in detail about Charlotte in the 1920s, including the city's growth in population; the city's hotels, businesses, and churches; and...

Title: Johnston V. McCall oral history interview, 1979 May 24
Creator: McCall, Johnston V. (Johnston Vannoy), 1902-1993
Date Created: 1979-05-24
Subjects--Topical: Mayors, City and town life, Strikes and lockouts--Civil service
Description: Johnston V. McCall describes growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina during the early twentieth century as the son of former Charlotte mayor (1899-1901) Johnson D. McCall. Topics discussed include stories about notable Charlotte residents, includi...

Title: Joseph C. Boyarsky oral history interview, 1979 May 22
Creator: Boyarsky, Joseph C., 1892-1981
Date Created: 1979-05-22
Subjects--Topical: Cities and towns--Growth
Description: Joseph C. Boyarsky discusses his service as a fighter pilot during World War I and how he became the postmaster of Charlotte. Other topics discussed include how he moved to Charlotte permanently after he married a woman he met while stationed at C...

Title: Samuel C. Poteat oral history interview, 1979 May 22
Creator: Poteat, Samuel C. (Samuel Charles), 1896-1981
Date Created: 1979-05-22
Subjects--Topical: Cities and towns--Growth, City and town life, Depressions, Country life, Family farms
Description: Samuel Poteat describes his experiences overseas serving in the Sixth Machine Gun Battalion while plagued with the flu and measles during World War I. Other topics discussed include cotton farming in Huntersville, North Carolina; businesses and en...

Title: Susan Hicks oral history interview, 1979 May 25
Creator: Hicks, Susan Bible, 1893-1996
Date Created: 1979-05-25
Subjects--Topical: War work--Red Cross, Social service, Nonprofit organizations
Description: Susan Hicks gives a brief history of the American Red Cross, particularly how it was organized and functioned in Charlotte, North Carolina during and after World War I. Topics discussed include types of social services provided by the Red Cross, o...