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Title: George A. Wearn oral history interview, 1979 May 23
Creator: Wearn, George A. (George Alexander), 1894-1985
Date Created: 1979-05-23
Subjects--Topical: Circus, Cities and towns, Families--Social life and customs, Amusements
Description: George A. Wearn discusses life in Charlotte, North Carolina during the early and mid-twentieth century, his education at preparatory school Charlotte University School, and his employment with the textbook division for Charlotte City Schools. Othe...

Title: Paul G. Rodden oral history interview, 1979 May 22
Creator: Rodden, Paul G. (Paul Gilbert), 1909-
Date Created: 1979-05-22
Subjects--Topical: Genealogy, Families--Social life and customs, Country life, Education, Rural, Family farms, Mills and mill-work, Insurance companies
Description: Paul G. Rodden recounts his years working as an insurance agent for the Pilot Life Insurance Company during the 1940s-1970s and his family history. He describes his interest in genealogy; the Rodden family in Davie, Rowan, and Mecklenburg Counties...

Title: Victoria K. Moore oral history interview, 1979 May 25
Creator: Moore, Victoria K., 1911
Date Created: 1979-05-25
Subjects--Topical: Depressions, African Americans--Segregation, African American women--Employment, Families--Social life and customs, Women household employees--Social conditions
Description: Victoria K. Moore shares her memories of growing up in the South during the early 1900s and gives account of her varied experiences as a domestic worker in New York, Charlotte, North Carolina, and parts of South Carolina. Other topics discussed in...