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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: 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: 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 ...