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Title: Beverly Bergeson oral history interview, 1979 October 23
Creator: Bergeson, Beverly J. (Beverly Johnson), 1917-1998
Date Created: 1979-10-23
Subjects--Topical: Depressions, Older people--Care, Families, Leisure
Description: Beverly Bergeson discusses growing up in Jamestown, New York during the Great Depression and how the decades prior to World War II impacted her life. Topics discussed include her work with the elderly and the overall changing dynamic of families, ...

Title: Harvie C. Jordan oral history interview, 1979 October 23
Creator: Jordan, Harvie C., Sr., 1910-1992
Date Created: 1979-10-23
Subjects--Topical: Printing industry, Depressions, Newspaper publishing, Entrepreneurship
Description: Harvie C. Jordan recalls co-founding his paper company, the Dixie Tag and Envelope Manufacturing Company, describes contract work that it undertook for the U.S. government during World War II, and discusses its significance in Charlotte, North Car...

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: Joseph Camp oral history interview, 1979 May 25
Creator: Camp, Joseph, 1916-
Date Created: 1979-05-25
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, Diplomatic and consular service, American
Description: Joseph Camp discusses his education in America and the twenty-five years he spent working in Europe and Africa after World War II. Topics examined include his brief time in the Army, teaching in segregated Alabama, the perception of America abroad...

Title: Marta Garelik oral history interview, 1979 May 23
Creator: Garelik, Marta, 1902-1996
Date Created: 1979-05-23
Subjects--Topical: Antisemitism, National socialism, Jewish diaspora, Women lawyers
Description: Marta Garelik describes her experiences as a young Jewish attorney in Vienna, Austria after the close of the First World War, her immigration to Belfast, Ireland just prior to the takeover of Austria by the Nazi Party, and her struggle to move fam...

Title: Martin Grossman oral history interview, 1979 May 24
Creator: Grossman, Martin L. (Martin Luther), 1903-2002
Date Created: 1979-05-24
Subjects--Topical: Depressions, Electrical engineering, Electric industry workers, Work environment, Power-plants, Electric utilities, Tobacco industry, Cost control, Cities and towns--Growth
Description: 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...

Title: Mary Farr oral history interview, 1979 October 23
Creator: Farr, Mary, 1916-2007
Date Created: 1979-10-23
Subjects--Topical: Christianity, Christian life
Description: Mary Farr discusses her Christian faith and her memories of life during World War II. Other topics include her first history course and her belief that Americans were turning away from religion at the time of interview.

Title: Roland R. Hinrichs oral history interview, 1979 May 24
Creator: Hinrichs, Roland R. (Roland Russell), 1907-
Date Created: 1979-05-29
Subjects--Topical: Country life, Depressions, College athletes, Technological innovations
Description: Roland R. Hinrichs recounts his childhood in West Virginia during the early twentieth century and societal changes that took place throughout his adult life. Topics include his difficulty in finding employment during the Great Depression, his late...