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Title: Floyd Simmons oral history interview 3, 2004 April 7
Creator: Simmons, Floyd, 1923-2008
Date Created: 2004-04-07
Subjects--Topical: War, Veterans, Universities and colleges, College sports, College students, College-student veterans, Decathlon, Decathlon--Training, Athletes, Olympics, Olympic athletes, Motion pictures, Acting, Photography
Description: In this last of three interviews, Floyd "Chunk" Simmons discusses his activities after serving in World War II, including his time in the Olympics and in Hollywood as an actor. After the war, Mr. Simmons attended the University of North Carolina a...

Title: Merwin Edsel Foard oral history interview 1, 2014 February 4
Creator: Foard, Merwin E. (Merwin Edsel), Sr., 1931-2019
Date Created: 2014-02-04
Subjects--Topical: Universities and colleges, College students, Emigration and immigration, Colonists, African Americans--Segregation, Providence and government of God
Description: In this first of two interviews, Merwin Edsel Foard, Charlotte native and graduate of Charlotte College, reflects on his life history and his conviction of divine providence throughout his life. He recounts the Foard family's deep rooted conn...

Title: Merwin Edsel Foard oral history interview 2, 2014 February 28
Creator: Foard, Merwin E. (Merwin Edsel), Sr., 1931-2019
Date Created: 2014-02-28
Subjects--Topical: Universities and colleges, College students, Veterans--Education, African Americans--Segregation, Civil rights movements, Public speaking
Description: In this second of two interviews, Merwin Edsel Foard, native of Charlotte, North Carolina, and 1957 graduate of Charlotte College, continues to share about his experience attending the school. He begins by mentioning his service in the Korean War ...

Title: William T. Alexander oral history interview 2, 1992 April 25
Creator: Alexander, William Tasse, 1904-1992
Date Created: 1992-04-05
Subjects--Topical: Rural schools, Public schools, Education, Education, Rural, Rich people, School children--Transportation, Student activities, Corporal punishment of children, Universities and colleges, College students, Amusements
Description: In this second of three interviews, William T. Alexander describes his education and schooling in Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina during the early twentieth century. Mr. Alexander describes attending different school...