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William Means Stewart, Jr., oral history interview 2, 2019 September 11
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Creator
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Stewart, William Means, Jr., 1917-
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Date Created
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2019-09-11
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Subjects--Topical
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Accounting, Landowners--Attitudes, Construction industry, Cities and towns--Growth, Veterans
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Description
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In this second of two interviews, William "Bill" Stewart describes the university area of Charlotte, North Carolina, from the 1960s to 2000s, discusses Charlotte College's and later Walmart's moves to the area, and shares his opinion abo...
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Why didn't you tell me about the flash flood warnings?
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Creator
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Payne, Eugene G., 1919-2010
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Date Created
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1979-02-27
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Subjects--Topical
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Political cartoons, Politics and government--Caricatures and cartoons, Annexation (Municipal government), Cities and towns--Growth, Municipal government, Cities and towns--Politics and government
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Description
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Topics include: Municipal annexation; North Carolina General Assembly; North Carolina politics and government
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Tom Webb oral history interview, 2021 July 19
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Creator
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Webb, Tom
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Date Created
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2021-07-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Young Men's Christian associations, Sports, Cities and towns--Growth, Discrimination in public accommodations, Equality, Social Integration
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Tom Webb grew up in Albemarle, North Carolina, and settled in Charlotte in the 1970s. As a real estate developer, he played a particularly significant role in the YMCA's suburban expansion. He described his work with enthusiasm, going into co...
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Tom Warshauer oral history interview 2, 2017 February 19
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Creator
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Warshauer, Tom, 1956-
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Date Created
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2017-02-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay community, City planning, Cities and towns--Growth, Gay activists, LGBTQ+ culture, Sexual orientation--Political aspects, Gay and lesbian film festivals, Fund raising, AIDS (Disease), Discrimination--Law and legislation, Transgender people--Legal status, laws, etc.
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In this second interview, Tom Warshauer discusses his arrival in Charlotte in 1990 to work with the city's planning department. He explains that he was initially apprehensive of Charlotte's conservative culture and planned to stay in the...
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Thereasea Elder oral history interview 3, 2004 March 7
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Creator
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Elder, Thereasea D. Clark (Thereasea Delerine Clark), 1927-2021
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Date Created
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2004-03-07
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American churches, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, Discrimination in public accommodations, Health facilities, Race relations, Urban renewal, Cities and towns--Growth
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Description
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Thereasea Elder shares her memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward, as well as the Greenville neighborhood where she grew up. She talks about the United House of Prayer for All People and its r...
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The Piedmont Crescent
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Creator
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Wurman, Richard Saul, 1935-
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Date Created
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1968
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Subjects--Topical
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Economic development, Cities and towns--Growth, Universities and colleges, Population, City planning
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Description
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A film that, according to Dr. Norman Schul, documents a conference held in New York City in 1968 where the concept of forming what is now the Urban Institute was presented. Organizations acknowledged in the credits include Institute of Government,...
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Ted C. Irwin oral history interview, 1979 May 24
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Creator
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Irwin, Ted C. (Ted Carol), 1886-1983
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Date Created
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1979-05-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Drum and bugle corps, Manners and customs, Country life, Cities and towns--Growth
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Description
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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 ...
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Storm warning
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Creator
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Payne, Eugene G., 1919-2010
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Date Created
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1970-01-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Political cartoons, Politics and government--Caricatures and cartoons, Overpopulation, Cities and towns--Growth, Urbanization
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Description
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Topics include: Population growth; Urbanization; North Carolina Piedmont Crescent
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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. ...
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Stanford Brookshire oral history interview 2, 1973 April 3
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Creator
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Brookshire, Stanford R., 1905-1990
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Date Created
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1973-04-03
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Subjects--Topical
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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
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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...
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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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Rosaland McCoy oral history interview, 2016 March 19
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Creator
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McCoy, Rosaland A., approximately 1963-
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Date Created
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2016-03-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Gentrification, Cities and towns--Growth, African American families, African American neighborhoods, Urban poor--Social conditions
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Rosaland McCoy reflects on her life growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina and the Optimist Park neighborhood where she has lived since 1989. She contrasts her own deprived childhood with the stable lives of her children and grandchildren. Ms. Mc...
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Pauline Simuel oral history interview, 2015 October 17
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Creator
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Simuel, Pauline B. (Pauline Bonita), 1945-
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Date Created
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2015-10-17
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Subjects--Topical
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African American families, African American neighborhoods, Urban poor--Social conditions, Drug traffic, Urban transportation--Public opinion, Gentrification, Cities and towns--Growth
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Pauline Simuel describes her life and her commitment to the Optimist Park community in Charlotte, North Carolina. She discusses her history with Habitat for Humanity, from building homes to moving into her own Habitat home in Optimist Park in 1986...