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Allen Ledyard DeCamp oral history interview, 1979 May 24
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Creator
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DeCamp, Allen Ledyard, 1908-1986
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Date Created
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1979-05-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Hospitals, Obstetrics, Childbirth, Medical innovations
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Description
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Dr. Allen Ledyard Decamp discusses his career as an obstetrician in post-World War II Charlotte, North Carolina. Topics discussed include technological advancements in medicine and changes to Charlotte's hospitals. He also shares a humorous story ...
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Beaumert Whitton oral history interview, 1979 May 25
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Creator
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Whitton, Beaumert, 1910-1990
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Date Created
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1979-05-25
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Subjects--Topical
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World War, Boy Scouts, Scouting, Camping, Youth--Social life and customs
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Description
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Beaumert Whitton recounts the history of the Boy Scouts in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1910s and 1920s. Topics discussed include the founding of the city's first three troops, a short chronology of Mecklenburg County's Boy Scout...
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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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Brenda Beam oral history interview, 1979 October 23
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Creator
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Beam, Brenda, 1910-1998
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Date Created
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1979-10-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Refrigeration and refrigeration machinery, Ice industry, Delivery of goods
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Description
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Brenda Beam recounts her father-in-law's ice delivery business in the 1920s and her life in the Charlotte area. Topics discussed include the transition from ice delivery by horse-drawn wagon to electric refrigerators and her recollection of c...
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Earl Stafford oral history interview, 1979 May 22
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Creator
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Stafford, Earl, 1915-1982
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Date Created
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1979-05-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Floods, Voluntarism, City and town life
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Description
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Earl Stafford recounts memories of Charlotte, North Carolina after moving to Mecklenburg County in 1943. He discusses North Carolina's flood of 1916 and how it destroyed many communities in western North Carolina. Other topics include change in do...
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Ella F. Kelly oral history interview, 1979 October 23
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Creator
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Kelly, Ella F. (Ella Fielding), 1907-1991
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Date Created
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1979-10-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, Families, Farm life, Agriculture, Manners and customs, Rationing
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Description
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Ella F. Kelly recounts her experience growing up on her father's farm in rural Georgia. Topics discussed include her daily chores and the overall value of farm life, dating and social engagements within the community, and the sustainability o...
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Emery Wister oral history interview 1, 1979 May 23
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Creator
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Wister, Emery, 1914-2007
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Date Created
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1979-05-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Journalism, Commercial, Journalism and motion pictures, Journalists, Newspaper editors, Reporters and reporting, Urban renewal--Social aspects
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Description
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Emery Wister, a journalist and editor at the Charlotte News, recounts his life and experiences in Charlotte, North Carolina. He describes growing up on the edge of the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte and discusses local race relations and the r...
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Esther Zemek oral history interview, 1979 May 23
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Creator
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Zemek, Esther, 1901-2002
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Date Created
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1979-05-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Rural schools
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Description
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Esther Zemek discusses her experiences attending school in a one room schoolhouse near Chicago, Illinois and the dedication her instructors exhibited. She describes traveling through deep snow to attend school and completing her eighth grade exami...
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Faith McConnell oral history interview, 1979 May 25
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Creator
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McConnell, Faith, 1902-
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Date Created
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1979-05-25
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Subjects--Topical
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School children, Farm life, Families, Teachers, Rural schools, Education, Rural
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Description
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Faith McConnell shares her memories of growing up on a farm in York County, South Carolina during the early twentieth century. She describes details of her home life, including her family's use of an ironing pot and an ash hopper to make lye soap ...
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George A. Wearn oral history interview, 1979 May 23
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Creator
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Wearn, George A. (George Alexander), 1894-1985
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Date Created
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1979-05-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Circus, Cities and towns, Families--Social life and customs, Amusements
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Description
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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...
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Harvie C. Jordan oral history interview, 1979 October 23
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Creator
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Jordan, Harvie C., Sr., 1910-1992
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Date Created
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1979-10-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Printing industry, Depressions, Newspaper publishing, Entrepreneurship
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Description
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Harvie C. Jordan recalls co-founding his paper company, the Dixie Tag and Envelope Manufacturing Company, describes contract work that it undertook for the U.S. government during World War II, and discusses its significance in Charlotte, North Car...
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Helen Babington oral history interview, 1979 May 25
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Creator
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Babington, Helen, 1910-1996
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Date Created
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1979-05-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Historic preservation, Historical museums
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Helen Babington describes her involvement in Gaston County community efforts to preserve the county's history. She discusses her role as trustee and vice-president of the Gaston County Museum of Art & History, the restoration of historic buildings...
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Henrietta Wallace oral history interview, 1979 October 23
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Creator
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Wallace, Henrietta, 1910-1981
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Date Created
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1979-10-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, Jewish families, Herb industry
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Description
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Henrietta Wallace discusses her family's Jewish heritage and medicinal herb business, which dates back to the 1850s, and the growth of the Jewish community in North Carolina in the 1800s and 1900s. Other topics discussed include her career as a li...
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Jeanne Scranton oral history interview, 1979 May 25
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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...
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Jessie Cherry oral history interview, 1979 May 25
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Creator
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Cherry, Jessie, 1915-
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Date Created
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1979-05-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Country life, Family farms, African American families
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Jessie Cherry shares details of her family life living and working on a farm before moving to Charlotte in the late 1930s. She discusses her first time trying to slaughter a chicken, her mother's garden, and variety stores in downtown Charlotte du...
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Jessie Withers oral history interview, 1979 May 22
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Creator
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Withers, Jessie, 1909-2006
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Date Created
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1979-05-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Working mothers, Cooking, City and town life, Depressions
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Jessie Withers describes working as a cook in various establishments around Charlotte, North Carolina during the twentieth century, including Good Samaritan Hospital, Windsor's Drive-In, the Ringside Grill, St. Martin's Episcopal Church, and the E...
