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Al Rousso oral history interview, 1989 February 26
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Creator
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Rousso, Al, 1924-2001
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Date Created
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1989-02-26
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Subjects--Topical
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Jews, Judaism--Customs and practices, Jewish way of life, Jews--Political activity, Religious tolerance, Religious discrimination, Local government, Cities and towns--Growth
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Description
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Prominent jeweler Al Rousso talks about his experiences as a member of Charlotte, North Carolina's Jewish community. He praises the religious education the temples offer to local children and the various activities for Jewish congregants. He recal...
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Andy Calhoun oral history interview, 2021 April 6
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Creator
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Calhoun, Andy
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Date Created
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2021-04-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Young Men's Christian associations, Cities and towns--Growth, Equality, Social problems--Economic aspects
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Description
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Andy Calhoun spent his entire career at the Charlotte YMCA. He started as an assistant youth director in 1972 and retired as CEO in 2016. During that time, he helped manage an era of rapid growth of the Charlotte YMCA, which paralleled the tremend...
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Astrid Chirinos oral history interview, 2002 September 11
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Creator
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Chirinos, Astrid, 1960-
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Date Created
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2002-09-11
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Subjects--Topical
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Latin Americans, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic Americans--Social conditions, Emigration and immigration, Nationalism, Sex role, Biculturalism, Religion and culture, Cities and towns--Growth, Globalization
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Description
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Astrid Chirinos discusses her experience as a Venezuelan immigrant to the United States. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Ms. Chirinos moved to Raleigh, North Carolina with the encouragement of her father to attend St. Mary's College. Ms. Chirinos shar...
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Bill Veeder oral history interview, 2004 April 23
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Creator
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Veeder, Bill (William), 1923 or 1924-2011
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Date Created
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2004-04-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Cities and towns--Growth, City planning, Urban renewal, African American neighborhoods, African American families, African Americans--Housing
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Description
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Bill Veeder recounts his experiences as the city manager of Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1960s and his involvement with the city's urban renewal program. He discusses working with the Charlotte City Council; the executive director of the C...
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Blanche Leak Gluyas oral history interview 1, 1979 May 23
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Creator
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Gluyas, Blanche Leak, 1889-1989
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Date Created
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1979-05-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Stenographers, Telecommunication, Women employees, Manners and customs, Cities and towns--Growth
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Description
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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 ...
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Blanche Leak Gluyas oral history interview 2, 1979 May 25
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Creator
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Gluyas, Blanche Leak, 1889-1989
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Date Created
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1979-05-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Amusements, Manners and customs, City and town life, Cities and towns--Growth, Social values
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Description
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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...
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Bobbie Nell Earnhardt oral history interview 2, 2002 April 2
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Creator
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Earnhardt, Bobbie Nell, 1921-2003
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Date Created
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2002-04-02
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Subjects--Topical
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Cities and towns, Cities and towns--Growth, Farms, Farm life, Police, Chain gangs, African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Social conditions, Race relations, Alcohol trafficking, Prohibition, Bookkeeping
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Bobbie Nell Earnhardt was born on Graham St. in Charlotte, North Carolina; she discusses growing up in Charlotte in the 1930s and shares her family's stories. She tells about her mother working at the handkerchief factory, which turned into the Ol...
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Curtina P. Simmons oral history interview, 2004 April 13
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Creator
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Simmons, Curtina P. (Curtina Perkins), 1941-
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Date Created
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2004-04-13
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American neighborhoods, African American schools, African American churches, African American business enterprises, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Education, Cities and towns--Growth, Urban renewal
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Curtina Simmons shares her memories of living in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward, during the mid-twentieth century. Ms. Simmons moved to Second Ward as a child in the 1940s. She describes her educa...
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Cynthia Horton oral history interview, 2016 March 16
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Creator
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Horton, Cynthia, 1955-
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Date Created
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2016-03-16
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Subjects--Topical
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Gentrification, Cities and towns--Growth, African American families, African American neighborhoods, Urban poor--Social conditions
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Cynthia Horton, a new member of the Optimist Park neighborhood, reflects on her childhood in Wilmington, North Carolina and notes regret that her decision to marry early prevented her from going to college. She discusses her impression that the Op...
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David Goldfield lecture, circa 1991
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Creator
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Goldfield, David R., 1944-
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Date Created
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circa 1991
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Subjects--Topical
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Cities and towns--Growth, City planning, Rural-urban migration, Migration, Internal, Race discrimination, Corporations--Growth, Urban renewal
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Description
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In this 1991 lecture, "A Southern Century," UNC Charlotte history professor Dr. David Goldfield discusses the changing social and economic status of the American South in the twentieth century. Setting the context for the growth that took shape in...
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Denny Hammack oral history interview, 2021 September 23
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Creator
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Hammack, Denny
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Date Created
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2021-09-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Young Men's Christian associations, Cities and towns--Growth, Gentrification
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Description
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Longtime YMCA board member Denny Hammack has been especially involved with the Johnston YMCA, which began as a project of the Johnston Mill in the early 1950s. The North Charlotte area, now known as North Davidson or NoDa, has undergone many chang...
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Donald G. Bryant oral history interview, 2004 March 24
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Creator
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Bryant, Don, 1923-2013
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Date Created
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2004-03-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Urban renewal, African American business enterprises, African American neighborhoods, Segregation, Political and social views, Political participation, City councils, City council members, Cities and towns--Growth, City managers
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Donald G. Bryant discusses his role as the only dissenting voice on the Charlotte City Council (1961-1965) in opposition to Charlotte's urban redevelopment plan. He agreed with the other city council members that poverty and poor living conditions...
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Dorothy Coplon oral history interview, 1994 March 6
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Creator
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Coplon, Dorothy, 1935-
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Date Created
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1994-03-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Jews--Social life and customs, Judaism--Customs and practices, Cities and towns--Growth, Political campaigns, Jewish women--Political activity, Municipal government, Antisemitism, Voluntarism
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Dorothy Coplon discusses the Jewish community while growing up in New Bern, North Carolina and her life after moving to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1959. She describes going to Tuesday services at her temple in New Bern and she expresses her appr...
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Dr. Luther Kelly Jr. oral history interview, 1993 June 29
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Creator
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Kelly, Luther, 1925-1995
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Date Created
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1993-06-29
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Subjects--Topical
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Cities and towns--Growth, Neighborhoods, Basketball, Basketball players, Basketball stories
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Description
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Dr. Luther Kelly and his wife Susan discuss Dr. Kelly's grandfather, F.C. Abbott, and how he played in the very first basketball game in 1891 at Springfield College. The Kellys also talk about the history of basketball and its founder, Dr. James N...
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George Little oral history interview, 2015 November 11
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Creator
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Little, George, 1992-
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Date Created
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2015-11-11
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Subjects--Topical
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Gentrification, African American families, African American neighborhoods, Urban poor--Social conditions, School integration, Cities and towns--Growth, Social mobility, Race relations
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George Little shares his experiences growing up in the Optimist Park neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, where his parents built their home with Habitat for Humanity. Having lived in the neighborhood for twenty-three years, he discusses bei...
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J. Norman Pease oral history interview, 1979 May 22
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Creator
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Pease, J. Norman (James Norman), Sr., 1885-1987
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Date Created
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1979-05-22
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Subjects--Topical
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City and town life, Cities and towns--Growth, Historic buildings, Municipal government, Voluntarism, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation, Business enterprises
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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...
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James L. Atkinson oral history interview, 2015 October 22
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Creator
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Atkinson, James, 1954-
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Date Created
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2015-10-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Gentrification, African American families, African American neighborhoods, Urban poor--Social conditions, School integration, Cities and towns--Growth, Social mobility
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Description
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James Atkinson discusses his life and his family's long term involvement with the Optimist Park neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, including his role as an adviser to the Optimist Park Community Association. He describes the challenges of ...
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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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Jeanne Scranton oral history interview, 1979 May 25
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Creator
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Scranton, Jeanne Tingle, 1909-1991
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Date Created
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1979-05-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, Church history, Methodist Church, Cities and towns--Growth, Carnegie libraries, Church finance
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Librarian and church archivist Jeanne Scranton discusses her work with the First United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, which she joined in 1929, and Charlotte church history dating back to 1815. She also describes how Charlotte's f...