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Title: Benjamin F. Wyant Jr. oral history interview, 1994 November 2
Creator: Wyant, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Frank), Jr., 1920-1998
Date Created: 1994-11-02
Subjects--Topical: Depressions, African Americans--Employment, Industrial relations, Political and social views, Political parties, Segregation
Description: Benjamin F. Wyant, Jr. recounts his memories of growing up in the Charlotte neighborhood of Dilworth and of his forty-three year career at Duke Power Company. In particular, he recalls working as a boy at his father's family business during the ch...

Title: Elisabeth G. Hair oral history interview, 1993 June 25
Creator: Hair, Elisabeth G. (Elisabeth Green), 1920-2014
Date Created: 1993-06-25
Subjects--Topical: Women--Political activity, Women--Politics and government, Community colleges, Local government, Civil service
Description: Elisabeth "Liz" Hair, the first woman to be elected to the Mecklenburg County Commission, recounts her life and involvement in Charlotte-Mecklenburg's government and Democratic Party. Having grown up in a prominent political family involved w...

Title: William T. Alexander oral history interview 3, 1992 Spring
Creator: Alexander, William Tasse, 1904-1992
Date Created: 1992
Subjects--Topical: Rich people, Work environment, Insurance agents, Rural conditions, Business enterprises, Competition, Soldiers
Description: In this last of three interviews, Charlotte native William T. Alexander describes his early career in the 1920s-1930s working in several places across the United States as well as his time in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Alexander talks ...