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Charles "Slick" Owens oral history interview 1, 2009 May 6
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Creator
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Owens, Slick, 1933-
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Date Created
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2009-05-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Pit crews, Automobile racing drivers, Automobile mechanics, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobiles, Racing--Motors, Racetracks (Automobile racing)
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Description
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In this first of two interviews, Charles "Slick" Owens recalls his career in stock car racing as a mechanic and parts distributor during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Growing up in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Mr. Owens first became involved in rac...
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Charles "Slick" Owens oral history interview 2, 2009 September 3
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Creator
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Owens, Slick, 1933-
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Date Created
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2009-09-03
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Pit crews, Automobile mechanics, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobile racing drivers, Automobiles, Racing--Motors, Automobiles--Parts
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In this second of two interviews, Charles "Slick" Owens continues to discuss his career as a mechanic and parts distributor in stock car racing from the 1960s into the 1990s. Mr. Owens describes the operations of the Holman-Moody racing team. His ...
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Frances Flock oral history interview, 2008 January 30
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Creator
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Flock, Frances, 1928-
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Date Created
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2008-01-30
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Subjects--Topical
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Automobile racing, Motorsports, Stock car racing, Automobile racing drivers' spouses, Labor unions--Organizing, Distilling, Illicit
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Description
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Frances Flock, the wife of stock car driver Tim Flock, reminisces about her early life, Mr. Flock's career, and her involvement in the motorsports community. She talks about growing up in rural Atlanta, Georgia in the 1930s and 1940s, her cou...
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Pee Wee Jones oral history interview, 2007 April 19
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Creator
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Jones, Pee Wee, 1928-2008
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Date Created
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2007-04-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Automobiles, Racing, Automobile racing drivers, Farm life, Motorsports, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobile mechanics, Automobile racing--accidents, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile racing drivers' spouses
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Description
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Pee Wee Jones describes his career as a stock car driver, racing in NASCAR for over twenty years. Mr. Jones was a regular competitor at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina during the 1950s and 1960s. He discusses his motivations f...
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William "Whitey" Norman oral history interview, 2007 September 18
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Creator
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Norman, Whitey, 1926-
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Date Created
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2007-09-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobile racing--accidents, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile mechanics, Automobile racing drivers, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Parties
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Description
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Whitey Norman recalls his career as a race car driver during the 1950s. Growing up on a tobacco farm in Yadkin County, North Carolina, he remembers how he was interested in driving from a young age. After serving as a tank driver in the Second Wor...