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Title: Barbara Campbell oral history interview, 1998 November 13
Creator: Campbell, Barbara, 1943-
Date Created: 1998-11-13
Subjects--Topical: Girls' schools, Race relations, Racism, Foreign study, Political and social views, Managed care plans (Medical care), Abortion--Public opinion, Mass media--Influence, Recycling industry
Description: Longtime Charlotte resident Barbara Campbell discusses her life, career, and opinion on current political issues at the time of the interview. She talks about growing up in Long Island, New York, and attending an all girls' boarding school in Rhod...

Title: Benjamin F. Wyant Jr. oral history interview, 1994 November 2
Creator: Wyant, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Frank), Jr., 1920-1998
Date Created: 1994-11-02
Subjects--Topical: Depressions, African Americans--Employment, Industrial relations, Political and social views, Political parties, Segregation
Description: Benjamin F. Wyant, Jr. recounts his memories of growing up in the Charlotte neighborhood of Dilworth and of his forty-three year career at Duke Power Company. In particular, he recalls working as a boy at his father's family business during the ch...

Title: Dolon W. Corbett oral history interview, 2002 January 28
Creator: Corbett, Dolon W. (Dolon Wilson)
Date Created: 2002-01-28
Subjects--Topical: Land Use, Rural, Rural families, Sawmills, Farm life, Family farms, Timber, Natural areas, Political participation, Political and social views, Rural development
Description: Dolon Wilson Corbett recalls his family's history in Ophir, Montgomery County, North Carolina, and how his family made their living by farming and working in a saw mill. Mr. Corbett discusses memories from growing up at the family home where he st...

Title: Todd Tibbits oral history interview, 2021 July 16
Creator: Tibbits, Todd
Date Created: 2021-07-16
Subjects--Topical: Young Men's Christian associations, Social integration, Current events, Christianity and culture, Political and social views
Description: Todd Tibbits was CEO of the YMCA of Greater Charlotte from March of 2016 to August of 2021. He had previously worked for YMCAs in Toledo, Ohio and in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. As he noted, he headed the Charlotte Y at an especially challeng...