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Aileen Thomas oral history interview, 1979 May 22
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Creator
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Thomas, Aileen R. (Aileen Rabb), 1893-1992
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Date Created
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1979-05-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Boardinghouses, Student housing, Manners and customs
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Description
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Aileen Thomas recounts her experiences living in Charlotte, North Carolina over the previous sixty years. Topics discussed include her memories of the city during World War I, including the Army training facility Camp Greene and Armistice Day; her...
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Alice M. McCall oral history interview, 1979 May 24
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Creator
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McCall, Alice M. (Alice Murray), 1912-2006
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Date Created
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1979-05-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Entrepreneurship, Cable cars (Streetcars), Radio, Single-sex schools
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Description
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Alice M. McCall recounts growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1910s to the 1930s. Topics discussed include her father's tailoring business, playing pranks on streetcar drivers as a child, memories of the end of World War I, chan...
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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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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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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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Description
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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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J. Norman Pease oral history interview, 1979 May 22
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Creator
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Pease, J. Norman (James Norman), Sr., 1885-1987
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Date Created
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1979-05-22
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Subjects--Topical
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City and town life, Cities and towns--Growth, Historic buildings, Municipal government, Voluntarism, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation, Business enterprises
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Description
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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...
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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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Description
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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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John Black oral history interview, 1979 May 22
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Black, John, 1905-1979
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Date Created
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1979-05-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Asbestos industry, City and town life, Cities and towns--Growth
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John Black discusses his thirty-seven years as a asbestos company worker in Charlotte, North Carolina and how it affected his health. Other topics discussed include life in downtown Charlotte, visits to Black Mountain, North Carolina for medical t...
