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Title: J. Norman Pease oral history interview, 1979 May 22
Creator: Pease, J. Norman (James Norman), Sr., 1885-1987
Date Created: 1979-05-22
Subjects--Topical: City and town life, Cities and towns--Growth, Historic buildings, Municipal government, Voluntarism, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation, Business enterprises
Description: Architect J. Norman Pease shares his memories of Charlotte, North Carolina in the early twentieth century. He talks in detail about Charlotte in the 1920s, including the city's growth in population; the city's hotels, businesses, and churches; and...

Title: Juanita Upchurch oral history interview, 1979 May 25
Creator: Upchurch, Juanita Winifred Garnes, 1899 or 1900-1987
Date Created: 1979-05-25
Subjects--Topical: Manners and customs, Cities and towns--Growth
Description: Juanita Upchurch recalls events and occurrences that contributed to Charlotte's urban development and growth as she grew up in the city during the early twentieth century. Topics discussed include the work and businesses of Edward Dilworth Latta; ...

Title: Victoria K. Moore oral history interview, 1979 May 25
Creator: Moore, Victoria K., 1911
Date Created: 1979-05-25
Subjects--Topical: Depressions, African Americans--Segregation, African American women--Employment, Families--Social life and customs, Women household employees--Social conditions
Description: 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...