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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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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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John Black oral history interview, 1979 May 22
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Creator
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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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Description
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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...
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Lem Long oral history interview, 2007 March 15
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Creator
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Long, Lem, Jr., 1921-
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Date Created
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2007-03-15
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Urban renewal, African American neighborhoods, African American business enterprises, Cities and towns--Growth, Country life, Funeral service, Race relations, City and town life
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Description
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Lem Long discusses growing up in Mint Hill, just east of Charlotte, North Carolina, and visiting the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte, also known as Second Ward. Topics include founding his own funeral business, Long and Son Mortuary Services, h...
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Samuel C. Poteat oral history interview, 1979 May 22
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Creator
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Poteat, Samuel C. (Samuel Charles), 1896-1981
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Date Created
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1979-05-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Cities and towns--Growth, City and town life, Depressions, Country life, Family farms
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Description
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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...
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Stanford R. Brookshire oral history interview 3, 1979 May 22
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Creator
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Brookshire, Stanford R., 1905-1990
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Date Created
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1979-05-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Municipal government, Urban renewal, City and town life, Cities and towns--Growth, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Segregation, Race relations, Business enterprises
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Description
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Stanford R. Brookshire shares his memories of his early years in Charlotte, North Carolina and his time as mayor of Charlotte from 1961 to 1969. He compares the city's size and population during the late 1920s and early 1930s with the late 1970s. ...