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Martin Grossman oral history interview, 1979 May 24
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Creator
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Grossman, Martin L. (Martin Luther), 1903-2002
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Date Created
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1979-05-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, Electrical engineering, Electric industry workers, Work environment, Power-plants, Electric utilities, Tobacco industry, Cost control, Cities and towns--Growth
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Description
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Martin Grossman recounts his long career as an engineer beginning in the early twentieth century and his experiences in Charlotte, North Carolina, after moving there in 1954. He describes his work in the energy sector with Celanese Corporation and...
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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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Victoria K. Moore oral history interview, 1979 May 25
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Creator
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Moore, Victoria K., 1911
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Date Created
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1979-05-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, African Americans--Segregation, African American women--Employment, Families--Social life and customs, Women household employees--Social conditions
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Description
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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...
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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...