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Title: Catherine Graham McElroy oral history interview, 1996 June 6
Creator: McElroy, Catherine Graham, 1920-2006
Date Created: 1996-06-06
Subjects--Topical: Christian life, Families--Religious aspects--Christianity, Evangelicism, Evangelists, Religious gatherings, Revivals, Family farms, Farm life
Description: Catherine Graham McElroy, Billy Graham's sister, discusses their childhood in the 1920-1930s and Billy Graham's early years as a minister and evangelist. The Graham kids grew up on a farm on Park Road in Charlotte, North Carolina, which had corn, ...

Title: David Goldfield lecture, circa 1991
Creator: Goldfield, David R., 1944-
Date Created: circa 1991
Subjects--Topical: Cities and towns--Growth, City planning, Rural-urban migration, Migration, Internal, Race discrimination, Corporations--Growth, Urban renewal
Description: In this 1991 lecture, "A Southern Century," UNC Charlotte history professor Dr. David Goldfield discusses the changing social and economic status of the American South in the twentieth century. Setting the context for the growth that took shape in...

Title: Esther Young oral history interview, 2003 March 1
Creator: Young, Esther B., 1923-2004
Date Created: 2003-03-01
Subjects--Topical: Family farms, Rural families, Depressions, African Americans--Segregation, Education, Rural, Families--Social life and customs, Politics and government, Sharecropping, Amusements
Description: Esther Young recalls her childhood in rural Cabarrus County, North Carolina during the early 1930s and summarizes her family's experiences during the Great Depression. Ms. Young explains that her family farmed throughout the Great Depression and w...

Title: I, October 6, 1952 to June 24, 1953
Creator: Bernstein, Mark R., 1930-2015
Author: Bernstein, Mark R., 1930-2015
Date Created: 1952-10-06, 1955-03-31
Subjects--Topical: Diaries, Military education, Politics and government, World politics, Anti-communist movements, Communism, Race relations, History, Philosophy, Philosophy and religion, Judaism

Title: II, March 27, 1954 to November 4, 1957
Creator: Bernstein, Mark R., 1930-2015
Author: Bernstein, Mark R., 1930-2015
Date Created: 1954-03-27, 1957-11-04
Subjects--Topical: Diaries, Politics and government, World politics, Democracy, Anti-communist movements, Communism, Autonomy and independence movements, Race relations, History, Philosophy, Philosophy and religion

Title: III, November 7, 1957 to September 14, 1960
Creator: Bernstein, Mark R., 1930-2015
Author: Bernstein, Mark R., 1930-2015
Date Created: 1957-11-07, 1960-09-14
Subjects--Topical: Diaries, Democracy, History, Judaism, Philosophy, Philosophy and religion, Politics and government, Race relations, World politics

Title: Joshua D. Burford oral history interview 1, 2014 October 2
Creator: Burford, Joshua D., 1974-
Date Created: 2014-10-02
Subjects--Topical: Archives, LGBTQ+ archives, Gay rights, Gay liberation movement, Gay community, LGBTQ+ people
Description: Joshua Burford, Assistant Director of the Multicultural Resources Center at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, describes his work and efforts in collecting local LGBTQ history and the process of initiating the King Henry Brockington LG...

Title: Joshua D. Burford oral history interview 3, 2016 May 26
Creator: Burford, Joshua D., 1974-
Date Created: 2016-05-26
Subjects--Topical: Archives, LGBTQ+ archives, Gay rights, Gay liberation movement, Gay community, Oral history, LGBTQ+ people
Description: As a sequel to a previous interview, Joshua Burford, Assistant Director of the Multicultural Resources Center at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, discusses the progress, success and new efforts in collecting local LGBTQ history for d...

Title: Joshua D. Burford oral history interview 4, 2017 December 28
Creator: Burford, Joshua D.,1974-
Date Created: 2017-12-28
Subjects--Topical: Archives, LGBTQ+ archives, Gay rights, Sexual orientation--Social aspects, Gay liberation movement, Gay community, Oral history, LGBTQ+ people, Civil rights movement
Description: In this fourth of four interviews, Joshua Burford, Assistant Director of the Multicultural Resources Center at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, discusses his experience as a queer man living in Charlotte, North Carolina as well as hi...

Title: Melvin Graham oral history interview, 1996 May 21
Creator: Graham, Melvin, 1924-2003
Date Created: 1996-05-21
Subjects--Topical: Christian life, Evangelicalism, Evangelists, Religious gatherings, Revivals, Family farms, Farm life
Description: Melvin Graham, the younger brother of Billy Graham, recounts their childhood in Charlotte, North Carolina and how Rev. Graham became involved in the church. Melvin Graham discusses life on the dairy farm growing up and how the family grew increasi...

Title: William Culp oral history interview, 1996 April 2
Creator: Culp, William, Sr.
Date Created: 1996-04-02
Subjects--Topical: Christian life, Methodist Church, Evangelicalism, Religious gatherings, Revivals, Church work, Clergy, Church finance, Race relations
Description: Reverend William Culp, a Methodist minister in Charlotte, discusses his involvement with Billy Graham's ministry over decades, particularly the Billy Graham Crusade held in Charlotte in the 1950s. Mr. Culp relates information about the long-range ...