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Title: Ben E. Douglas oral history interview 2, 1979 May 23
Creator: Douglas, Ben E. (Ben Elbert), 1894-1981
Date Created: 1979-05-23
Subjects--Topical: Depressions, Municipal government, Urban transportation, Airports--Planning, City planning
Description: Ben Douglas discusses his tenure as mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina from 1935 to 1941. He discusses the structure of city government in the 1920s and explains that he was the first Charlotte mayor to be directly elected by voters. He describes ...

Title: Elizabeth Randolph oral history interview 2, 1993 July 13
Creator: Randolph, Elizabeth S.
Date Created: 1993-07-13
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Social life and customs, African Americans--Education, Segregation in education, Manners and customs, Depressions
Description: In this second interview with Jennifer Greeson for the Levine Museum, Elizabeth Randolph continues to discuss the importance of education to her family and within the African American community. She recalls her experiences attending high school in...

Title: Martin Grossman oral history interview, 1979 May 24
Creator: Grossman, Martin L. (Martin Luther), 1903-2002
Date Created: 1979-05-24
Subjects--Topical: Depressions, Electrical engineering, Electric industry workers, Work environment, Power-plants, Electric utilities, Tobacco industry, Cost control, Cities and towns--Growth
Description: Martin Grossman recounts his long career as an engineer beginning in the early twentieth century and his experiences in Charlotte, North Carolina, after moving there in 1954. He describes his work in the energy sector with Celanese Corporation and...