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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: Blanche Leak Gluyas oral history interview 1, 1979 May 23
Creator: Gluyas, Blanche Leak, 1889-1989
Date Created: 1979-05-23
Subjects--Topical: Stenographers, Telecommunication, Women employees, Manners and customs, Cities and towns--Growth
Description: 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 ...

Title: Blanche Leak Gluyas oral history interview 2, 1979 May 25
Creator: Gluyas, Blanche Leak, 1889-1989
Date Created: 1979-05-25
Subjects--Topical: Amusements, Manners and customs, City and town life, Cities and towns--Growth, Social values
Description: 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...

Title: Ella F. Kelly oral history interview, 1979 October 23
Creator: Kelly, Ella F. (Ella Fielding), 1907-1991
Date Created: 1979-10-23
Subjects--Topical: Depressions, Families, Farm life, Agriculture, Manners and customs, Rationing
Description: 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...

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: Juanita Upchurch oral history interview, 1979 May 25
Creator: Upchurch, Juanita Winifred Garnes, 1899 or 1900-1987
Date Created: 1979-05-25
Subjects--Topical: Manners and customs, Cities and towns--Growth
Description: Juanita Upchurch recalls events and occurrences that contributed to Charlotte's urban development and growth as she grew up in the city during the early twentieth century. Topics discussed include the work and businesses of Edward Dilworth Latta; ...

Title: Kate DeCamp oral history interview, 1979 May 24
Creator: DeCamp, Kate B. (Kate Bingham), 1916-1993
Date Created: 1979-05-24
Subjects--Topical: Manners and customs, Social values, Voluntarism
Description: 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...

Title: Marie V. Hicks oral history interview, 1979 October 23
Creator: Hicks, Marie V. (Marie Vandolah), 1902-1992
Date Created: 1979-10-23
Subjects--Topical: Country life, Manners and customs, Women in war
Description: Marie V. Hicks shares tales from her life growing up on her family's farm in Kansas near Hutchinson and the various locations she lived in as an adult. Topics discussed include self-taught craft skills, activities of the community church, and the ...

Title: Marion W. Boyd oral history interview, 1979 May 25
Creator: Boyd, Marion W. (Marion Woods), 1911-2007
Date Created: 1979-05-25
Subjects--Topical: Depressions, African Americans--Education, Manners and customs, Families, Quakers--Education
Description: 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...

Title: Mary Clegg Walker oral history interview, 1979 May 25
Creator: Walker, Mary Clegg, 1904-1984
Date Created: 1979-05-25
Subjects--Topical: Elementary school teaching, Manners and customs, Christian life
Description: 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...

Title: Mary Kate B. Newell oral history interview, 1979 May 24
Creator: Newell, Mary Kate B. (Mary Kate Banton), 1894-1988
Date Created: 1979-05-24
Subjects--Topical: Hospitals--Administration, Manners and customs, Cities and towns--Growth
Description: Mary Kate Newell recounts moving to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1914 from Atlanta, Georgia to attend nurse training school at Presbyterian Hospital, where she was later employed. Topics discussed include the doctors she worked with, advancement o...

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: Ted C. Irwin oral history interview, 1979 May 24
Creator: Irwin, Ted C. (Ted Carol), 1886-1983
Date Created: 1979-05-24
Subjects--Topical: Drum and bugle corps, Manners and customs, Country life, Cities and towns--Growth
Description: Ted C. Irwin walks listeners through the historical streets of Charlotte, North Carolina as he experienced them during the 1890s and 1900s by providing an account of Charlotte's urban development. Mr. Irwin discusses family and home life, working ...

Title: Winslow H. Hartford oral history interview, 1979 May 24
Creator: Hartford, Winslow H.
Date Created: 1979-05-24
Subjects--Topical: Depressions, Manners and customs, Citizens' associations, Local government--Citizen participation
Description: 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...