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Title: Alfred Rhyne oral history interview, 2003 July 14
Creator: Rhyne, Alfred M. (Alfred Mason), 1919-2014
Date Created: 2003-07-14
Subjects--Topical: Rural families, Genealogy, Sharecropping, Land use, Rural, Presbyterian Church, Endemic plants, Water--Pollution, Rural development
Description: 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' ...

Title: Beth Douglas oral history interview, 2003 July 1
Creator: Douglas, Beth (Counselor)
Date Created: 2003-07-01
Subjects--Topical: Country life, Land use, Rural, Animals, Recycling (Waste, etc.), Trees, Rural development, Litter (Trash), Water--Pollution
Description: Beth Douglas describes what she likes about living in Gaston County, North Carolina, where she moved to in 2000. Mrs. Douglas discusses the importance of recycling, protecting the environment, local wildlife, and how she would like to see the coun...

Title: Dorlan D. Mork oral history interview 2, 2014 August 25
Creator: Mork, Dorlan, 1932-
Date Created: 2014-08-25
Subjects--Topical: Public universities and colleges, Public universities and colleges--Administration, Wildlife refuges, Water--Pollution, Microelectronics, Telecommunication
Description: In this second of two interviews, Dr. Dorlan D. Mork, long-time employee of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, provides contextual background for three items he donated to the university's archives. First, he explains the booklet ...

Title: Naomi White-Hewitt oral history interview, 2002 November 1
Creator: White-Hewitt, Naomi
Date Created: 2002-11-01
Subjects--Topical: African American families, African Americans--Segregation, Busing for school integration, Land use, Rural, Race relations, Race discrimination, Racism, Family farms, Camp meetings, Teachers, Deeds, Water--Pollution
Description: Naomi White-Hewitt discusses her family's history in Catawba County, North Carolina and her experiences as an African American woman living in a primarily white, rural community. Mrs. White-Hewitt talks about camp meetings, race relations in the a...

Title: Robert Hall and Elizabeth Hall oral history interview, 2001 December 13
Creator: Hall, Robert I., 1942-
Date Created: 2001-12-13
Subjects--Topical: Family farms, Land use, Rural, Country life, Sawmills, Rural electrification, Hunting, Fishing, Animals, Gold mines and mining, Gold panning, Hay, Water--Pollution, Molasses, Tobacco
Description: Robert Hall and Elizabeth Hall discuss their family's history and relationship with the land in Ophir, North Carolina, located in the Uwharrie River region. The Halls talk about farming enterprises, including fishing, leasing land to hunting clubs...

Title: Scott Morrow oral history interview, 2002 February 10
Creator: Morrow, Scott
Date Created: 2002-02-10
Subjects--Topical: Boats and boating--Recreational use, Canoes and canoeing, Water--Pollution, Conservation of natural resources, Water levels--Environmental aspects, Rural development, Outdoor recreation, Land use, Rural
Description: Scott Morrow discusses his river paddling business in Uwharrie National Forest, North Carolina. His interest in canoeing was sparked when he was a teenager and since then he has paddled rivers all over North Carolina but has spent most of his time...

Title: Stith, Pat oral history interview, 2014 July 28
Creator: Stith, Pat (William F.), 1942-
Date Created: 2014-07-28
Subjects--Topical: Journalism, Newspapers, Reporters and reporting, Sewage, Water--Pollution, Rivers
Description: Pat Stith recalls his first investigative journalism report as a newspaper reporter for The Charlotte News. He discusses his investigation of pollution and the piping of waste by industry into Little Sugar Creek and other creeks in Charlotte, Nort...