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Title: Brenda Beam oral history interview, 1979 October 23
Creator: Beam, Brenda, 1910-1998
Date Created: 1979-10-23
Subjects--Topical: Refrigeration and refrigeration machinery, Ice industry, Delivery of goods
Description: Brenda Beam recounts her father-in-law's ice delivery business in the 1920s and her life in the Charlotte area. Topics discussed include the transition from ice delivery by horse-drawn wagon to electric refrigerators and her recollection of c...

Title: Earl Stafford oral history interview, 1979 May 22
Creator: Stafford, Earl, 1915-1982
Date Created: 1979-05-22
Subjects--Topical: Floods, Voluntarism, City and town life
Description: Earl Stafford recounts memories of Charlotte, North Carolina after moving to Mecklenburg County in 1943. He discusses North Carolina's flood of 1916 and how it destroyed many communities in western North Carolina. Other topics include change in do...

Title: Helen Babington oral history interview, 1979 May 25
Creator: Babington, Helen, 1910-1996
Date Created: 1979-05-25
Subjects--Topical: Historic preservation, Historical museums
Description: Helen Babington describes her involvement in Gaston County community efforts to preserve the county's history. She discusses her role as trustee and vice-president of the Gaston County Museum of Art & History, the restoration of historic buildings...

Title: Ralph S. Underwood oral history interview, 1979 May 23
Creator: Underwood, Ralph S. (Ralph Sidney), 1889-1986
Date Created: 1979-05-23
Subjects--Topical: Rural families, Depressions
Description: Ralph S. Underwood recalls growing up and attending school in the 1900s, working for the Duke Power Company, and his experiences during the Great Depression. He also discusses his memories of the stories his father used to tell from his service in...