Veeder, Bill (William), 1923 or 1924-2011

Johnson, Ryan

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2004-04-23

1 audio file (38:33) : digital, MP3 + 1 interview log (4 pages : PDF)

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

eng

Bill Veeder was approximately 80-years-old at the time of interview, which took place over the telephone. He was born in New York in approximately 1924. He graduated from Colgate University and was employed as the city manager for the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, manager of Carowinds amusement park, and president of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce.

Bill Veeder recounts his experiences as the city manager of Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1960s and his involvement with the city's urban renewal program. He discusses working with the Charlotte City Council; the executive director of the Charlotte Redevelopment Commission, Vernon Sawyer; the urban renewal committees; and Mayor Stanford Brookshire. He explains the city of Charlotte's motivations for urban renewal and how he believes that the project benefited the residents of the Brooklyn neighborhood, which was torn down, and the city of Charlotte.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on microcassette, master file transferred from compact disc using Exact Audio Copy.

Interview conducted over telephone. Poor quality recording. Interviewee cannot always be heard clearly.

City managers
Executives

Veeder, Bill (William), 1923 or 1924-2011
Brookshire, Stanford R., 1905-1990
Sawyer, Vernon Lupton, 1922-
Thrower, John Hampton, 1928-2013
Bryant, Don, 1923-2013

Charlotte (N.C.). City Council
Charlotte Redevelopment Commission

Cities and towns--Growth
City planning
Urban renewal
African American neighborhoods
African American families
African Americans--Housing

North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Brooklyn
North Carolina--Charlotte--Second Ward

Interviews
Oral histories

1930-2010

Student project on Second Ward

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John Thrower oral history interview, 2004 September 4, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A2675); Donald G. Bryant oral history interview, 2004 March 24, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A2679); Vernon Sawyer oral history interview, 2004 April 19, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A2676)

Charlotte Redevelopment Commission records, MS0350, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/mss%3Acharred)

OH-VE0400

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2678