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Title
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Alfred Rhyne oral history interview, 2003 July 14
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Interviewee
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Rhyne, Alfred M. (Alfred Mason), 1919-2014
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Interviewer
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Burt, Joyce W. (Joyce Wallace)
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Contributor
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Rhyne, Doris A. (Doris Austin), 1923-2009
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Place of Publication
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Charlotte, North Carolina
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Publisher
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J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Date of Interview
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2003-07-14
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Physical Description
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1 audio file (01:17:02) : digital, MP3
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Object Type
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sound recording-nonmusical
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Genre
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spoken word
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Language
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eng
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Interviewee Biography
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Alfred Rhyne was an 84-year-old man at the time of interview. He was born in Gaston County, North Carolina in 1919. He earned a BS in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University and was employed as an engineer with Gaston County Dyeing Machine Company in Stanley, North Carolina.
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Abstract
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Alfred Rhyne discusses his family's long history in Stanley, North Carolina and his relationship with the land. He talks about how one of his ancestors first obtained a land grant from England for property in the Stanley region, his grandparents' home in Stanley, and how he built his house with his wife Doris on the family land in 1967. Other topics include Mr. Rhyne's Presbyterian faith, plants in the area that the Rhynes enjoy such as bigleaf magnolias, and environmental problems in the area including water pollution and illegal dumping.
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Digital Object Notes
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MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on minidisc and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
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Interviewee Occupations
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Engineers
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Subjects--Names
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Rhyne, Alfred M. (Alfred Mason), 1919-2014
Rhyne, Doris A. (Doris Austin), 1923-2009
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Contributor Occupations
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Mills and mill-work--Employees
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Subjects--Topics
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Rural families
Genealogy
Sharecropping
Land use, Rural
Presbyterian Church
Endemic plants
Water--Pollution
Rural development
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Subjects--Geographic
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North Carolina--Stanley
North Carolina--Gaston County
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Subjects--Genre
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Interviews
Oral histories
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Coverage--Dates
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1900-2010
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Digital Collection Title
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Catawba Lands Conservancy Perspectives on Land Project
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Digital Collection Series Title
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Stanley Creek
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Rights
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This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Internet Media Type
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audio/mpeg
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Identifier
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PL-RH0024
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Handle URL
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:5164
