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Title: "Chatty" Hattie Leeper oral history interview 3, 2007 January 19
Creator: Leeper, Hattie, 1930-
Date Created: 2007-01-19
Subjects--Topical: Disc jockeys, Popular music radio stations, African American radio stations, Radio broadcasting, Radio broadcasters, Radio audiences, Radio broadcasting--Social aspects, Race relations, Social integration, Musical groups, Voluntarism
Description: In the last of three interviews with Christina Wright, radio DJ "Chatty" Hattie Leeper discusses her career in radio and other professional pursuits in Charlotte, North Carolina, from the 1950s through the time of interview. She shares stories abo...

Title: G. Jackson Burney oral history interview, 1997 September 4
Creator: Burney, G. Jackson, 1927-
Date Created: 1997-09-04
Subjects--Topical: Radio broadcasting, Music, Voluntarism, Race relations, Poliomyelitis, People with disabilities, Discrimination in employment
Description: Charlottean G. Jackson Burney discusses his career in the communications industry, his family, and his volunteer work. He contracted polio at a young age and discusses throughout the interview how the disease impacted his life. Mr. Burney describe...

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...