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Aileen Thomas oral history interview, 1979 May 22
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Creator
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Thomas, Aileen R. (Aileen Rabb), 1893-1992
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Date Created
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1979-05-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Boardinghouses, Student housing, Manners and customs
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Description
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Aileen Thomas recounts her experiences living in Charlotte, North Carolina over the previous sixty years. Topics discussed include her memories of the city during World War I, including the Army training facility Camp Greene and Armistice Day; her...
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Alice M. McCall oral history interview, 1979 May 24
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Creator
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McCall, Alice M. (Alice Murray), 1912-2006
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Date Created
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1979-05-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Entrepreneurship, Cable cars (Streetcars), Radio, Single-sex schools
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Description
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Alice M. McCall recounts growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1910s to the 1930s. Topics discussed include her father's tailoring business, playing pranks on streetcar drivers as a child, memories of the end of World War I, chan...
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Arthur Zemek oral history interview, 1979 May 23
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Creator
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Zemek, Arthur J. (Arthur Joseph), 1902-1980
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Date Created
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1979-05-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, Banks and banking, Financial crises, Recruiting and enlistment
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Description
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Arthur J. Zemek recounts his experience as a bank cashier in Chicago, Illinois after the stock market crash of 1929. He discusses the actions of the bank's chairman, former U.S. Vice President Charles G. Dawes, to prevent a run on the bank. H...
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Joseph C. Boyarsky oral history interview, 1979 May 22
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Creator
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Boyarsky, Joseph C., 1892-1981
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Date Created
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1979-05-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Cities and towns--Growth
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Description
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Joseph C. Boyarsky discusses his service as a fighter pilot during World War I and how he became the postmaster of Charlotte. Other topics discussed include how he moved to Charlotte permanently after he married a woman he met while stationed at C...
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Marta Garelik oral history interview, 1979 May 23
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Creator
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Garelik, Marta, 1902-1996
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Date Created
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1979-05-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Antisemitism, National socialism, Jewish diaspora, Women lawyers
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Description
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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...
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Roland R. Hinrichs oral history interview, 1979 May 24
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Creator
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Hinrichs, Roland R. (Roland Russell), 1907-
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Date Created
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1979-05-29
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Subjects--Topical
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Country life, Depressions, College athletes, Technological innovations
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Description
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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...