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- Washington, Nathaniel, 1941- (x)
- Families (x)
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Caldwell family--correspondence
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Date Created
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1861, 1864
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Subjects--Topical
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Families, Plantations, Family farms
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Description
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Donna McGee oral history interview, 2001 October 27
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Creator
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McGee, Donna, 1942-2014
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Date Created
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2001-10-27
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Subjects--Topical
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Families, African American families, Amusements, Gardening, Community gardens, Vegetable gardening, African Americans--Segregation
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Description
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Native Charlottean Donna Anthony McGee recalls growing up in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. She describes her childhood, including walking to school and playing stickball. A resident of the Wilmo...
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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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Faith McConnell oral history interview, 1979 May 25
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Creator
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McConnell, Faith, 1902-
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Date Created
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1979-05-25
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Subjects--Topical
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School children, Farm life, Families, Teachers, Rural schools, Education, Rural
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Description
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Faith McConnell shares her memories of growing up on a farm in York County, South Carolina during the early twentieth century. She describes details of her home life, including her family's use of an ironing pot and an ash hopper to make lye soap ...
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Floyd Simmons oral history interview 1, 2004 March 18
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Creator
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Simmons, Floyd, 1923-2008
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Date Created
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2004-03-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Families, Rich people, Families--Economic aspects, Depressions, Businesspeople, Small business, Masculinity, War, Military education, Armed Forces
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Description
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In this first of three interviews, Floyd "Chunk" Simmons describes growing up during the Great Depression in Charlotte, North Carolina in a wealthy family that owned a construction company. Mr. Simmons talks about the consequences of the Great Dep...
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Isaiah Smith oral history interview, 2001 November 3
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Creator
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Smith, Isaiah, 1933-2012
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Date Created
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2001-11-03
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Subjects--Topical
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African American families, Families, Gardening, Community gardens, African Americans--Segregation, Race relations, Race discrimination, Almanacs, Fertilizers, Greenhouse gardening, Vegetable gardening
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Isaiah Smith describes his experience as a recreational gardener at Wilmore Community Garden located in Charlotte, North Carolina starting in the early 1990s. He shares tips on how to cultivate a proper garden, his favorite vegetables and ways to ...
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Jeanne DeArmon Bates oral history interview 1, 2005 May 26
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Creator
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Bates, Jeanne DeArmon, 1912-2012
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Date Created
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2005-05-26
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Subjects--Topical
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Families, Genealogy, Education, Cities and towns, Cities and towns--Growth, Gold mines and mining
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Description
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Jeanne DeArmon Bates discusses life in Charlotte, North Carolina and her husband's family's role in the development of Charlotte. She talks about her early life moving from Pensacola, Florida to Columbus, Georgia; Birmingham, Alabama; and Baltimor...
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Sarah Alexander oral history interview, 2000 February 3
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Creator
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Alexander, Sarah Land, 1913-
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Date Created
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2000-02-03
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Subjects--Topical
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Teachers, Families, Rich people, Genealogy, Family farms, Farm life, Cotton growing, Tenant farmers, Dairy farms, Barns, Dairy barns--Design and construction, Dairy barns, Farm equipment, Education
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Sarah Land Alexander Sr. and her daughter, Sarah Land Alexander Jr., talk about their lives and the history of the Alexander family farm in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mrs. Alexander Sr. describes how she met her husband, William Tasse 'Bill' Alexa...
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Students moving in image 13
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Date Created
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1990, 1997
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Subjects--Topical
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Universities and colleges, College campuses, College students, Families, Moving, Household, Dormitories