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Title: Allen Ledyard DeCamp oral history interview, 1979 May 24
Creator: DeCamp, Allen Ledyard, 1908-1986
Date Created: 1979-05-24
Subjects--Topical: Hospitals, Obstetrics, Childbirth, Medical innovations
Description: Dr. Allen Ledyard Decamp discusses his career as an obstetrician in post-World War II Charlotte, North Carolina. Topics discussed include technological advancements in medicine and changes to Charlotte's hospitals. He also shares a humorous story ...

Title: Edmond J. Reizck oral history interview, 1979 May 22
Creator: Reizck, Edmond J. (Edmond Joseph), 1921-2011
Date Created: 1979-05-22
Subjects--Topical: Soldiers, Veterans, City and town life
Description: Edmond J. Reizck recounts his memories of life in North Carolina and how Charlotte, North Carolina has changed throughout the years. He recalls his time in the U.S. Army National Guard in the Thirtieth Infantry Division during World War II and men...

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: Jessie Withers oral history interview, 1979 May 22
Creator: Withers, Jessie, 1909-2006
Date Created: 1979-05-22
Subjects--Topical: Working mothers, Cooking, City and town life, Depressions
Description: Jessie Withers describes working as a cook in various establishments around Charlotte, North Carolina during the twentieth century, including Good Samaritan Hospital, Windsor's Drive-In, the Ringside Grill, St. Martin's Episcopal Church, and the E...

Title: John C. McFarland oral history interview, 1979 October 23
Creator: McFarland, John C. (John Claude), 1923-1981
Date Created: 1979-10-23
Subjects--Topical: Depressions, Manners and customs
Description: John C. McFarland provides his personal account of growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina during the Great Depression. Topics discussed include his family's limited income during the 1930s, his Army service during World War II, and returning to c...

Title: Kathryn D. Speidel oral history interview, 1979 October 23
Creator: Speidel, Kathryn D. (Kathryn Daly), 1908-1996
Date Created: 1979-10-23
Subjects--Topical: Telecommunication, Telecommunication--Switching systems, Telephone operators
Description: Kathryn Speidel recounts her fifty-five years working as a telephone operator for the New York Telephone Company beginning in 1927. She discusses the change from connecting callers through a manual switchboard to a key pulsing system, the working ...

Title: Marshall I. Pickens oral history interview 2, 1979 March 23
Creator: Pickens, Marshall I. (Marshall Ivey), 1904-1991
Date Created: 1979-03-23
Subjects--Topical: Endowments, Community foundations, Charities--Management, Methodist Church
Description: Marshall I. Pickens recounts his fifty-year tenure working for the Duke Endowment fund in Charlotte, North Carolina. He explains the endowment’s purpose and lists some of the local institutions it has supported over the years, including local coll...

Title: Pearl E. Grossman oral history interview, 1979 May 24
Creator: Grossman, Pearl E. (Pearl Emerich), 1907-1981
Date Created: 1979-05-24
Subjects--Topical: Manners and customs, Nursing, Cities and towns--Growth
Description: Pearl E. Grossman recounts her move to Charlotte, North Carolina around the mid-1950s and the changes she witnessed in Charlotte during her time of residence. Topics discussed include her career working in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and volunteeri...

Title: Roosevelt Ray oral history interview, 1979 May 22
Creator: Ray, Roosevelt, 1911-1991
Date Created: 1979-05-22
Subjects--Topical: Depressions, Families--Social life and customs, Family farms, Farm life, Rural families, Medical care
Description: Roosevelt Ray discusses managing a family farm in Denmark, South Carolina and the changes he saw when he moved to Charlotte in the early 1940s. He recounts his personal struggles with chronic illness and how it affected his life. He also mentions ...

Title: S. Bruce Wingate oral history interview, 1979 October 23
Creator: Wingate, S. Bruce (Samuel Bruce), 1910-1991
Date Created: 1979-10-23
Subjects--Topical: Ice cream industry, Dairy farms, Delivery of goods
Description: S. Bruce Wingate discusses his working experience in the dairy industry, focusing on the sale and delivery of ice cream in Charlotte and other cities and towns in North Carolina before refrigeration was commonplace. He describes making ice cream, ...

Title: Stanford R. Brookshire oral history interview 3, 1979 May 22
Creator: Brookshire, Stanford R., 1905-1990
Date Created: 1979-05-22
Subjects--Topical: Municipal government, Urban renewal, City and town life, Cities and towns--Growth, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Segregation, Race relations, Business enterprises
Description: Stanford R. Brookshire shares his memories of his early years in Charlotte, North Carolina and his time as mayor of Charlotte from 1961 to 1969. He compares the city's size and population during the late 1920s and early 1930s with the late 1970s. ...

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...

Title: Will Hollisby oral history interview, 1979 May 22
Creator: Hollisby, Will, approximately 1903-
Date Created: 1979-05-22
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, City and town life, Transportation
Description: Will Hollisby recounts his fifty-seven years living in Charlotte, North Carolina. Topics include working as a landscaper for Charlotte Pipe and Foundry and for private homeowners in Myers Park; using trains, trolleys, and buses within Charlotte an...