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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: J. Norman Pease oral history interview, 1979 May 22
Creator: Pease, J. Norman (James Norman), Sr., 1885-1987
Date Created: 1979-05-22
Subjects--Topical: City and town life, Cities and towns--Growth, Historic buildings, Municipal government, Voluntarism, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation, Business enterprises
Description: 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...

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: Martin Grossman oral history interview, 1979 May 24
Creator: Grossman, Martin L. (Martin Luther), 1903-2002
Date Created: 1979-05-24
Subjects--Topical: Depressions, Electrical engineering, Electric industry workers, Work environment, Power-plants, Electric utilities, Tobacco industry, Cost control, Cities and towns--Growth
Description: Martin Grossman recounts his long career as an engineer beginning in the early twentieth century and his experiences in Charlotte, North Carolina, after moving there in 1954. He describes his work in the energy sector with Celanese Corporation and...

Title: Samuel C. Poteat oral history interview, 1979 May 22
Creator: Poteat, Samuel C. (Samuel Charles), 1896-1981
Date Created: 1979-05-22
Subjects--Topical: Cities and towns--Growth, City and town life, Depressions, Country life, Family farms
Description: Samuel Poteat describes his experiences overseas serving in the Sixth Machine Gun Battalion while plagued with the flu and measles during World War I. Other topics discussed include cotton farming in Huntersville, North Carolina; businesses and en...

Title: Stanford Brookshire oral history interview 2, 1973 April 3
Creator: Brookshire, Stanford R., 1905-1990
Date Created: 1973-04-03
Subjects--Topical: Mayors, Civil rights movements, Race relations, Bombings, Municipal water supply, Politics and government, Cities and towns--Politics and government, County government, Cities and towns--Growth, Civic centers--Planning, Urban renewal, City planning, Urbanization, Local transit, Roads--Design and construction--Planning, Roads--Design and construction, Police administration, Civic leaders
Description: In this second interview with Ed Perzel, Stanford Brookshire discusses his experiences as mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina from 1961-1969. He begins by talking about the bombing of four civil rights leader's homes in Charlotte in 1965 and his ro...

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 ...