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Title: Esther Zemek oral history interview, 1979 May 23
Creator: Zemek, Esther, 1901-2002
Date Created: 1979-05-23
Subjects--Topical: Rural schools
Description: Esther Zemek discusses her experiences attending school in a one room schoolhouse near Chicago, Illinois and the dedication her instructors exhibited. She describes traveling through deep snow to attend school and completing her eighth grade exami...

Title: Hila Stratton oral history interview, 2003 June 3
Creator: Stratton, Hila R., 1914-2006
Date Created: 2003-06-03
Subjects--Topical: Women political candidates, Women--Political activity, Nurses
Description: Hila Stratton reflects on her life in Charlotte, her community work, and her activist work with the Republican Party. She first moved to Charlotte during World War II with her husband Dr. David Stratton, who was an aviation medical examiner in the...

Title: Jack Claiborne oral history interview 1, 2003 June 5
Creator: Claiborne, Jack
Date Created: 2003-06-05
Subjects--Topical: Editorials, Sports journalism, Newspapers, Journalists, Newspaper editors, Segregation, Race discrimination, Race relations
Description: Jack Claiborne, former editor at the Charlotte Observer and former director of public relations at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte), reflects on his life, work, and the city of Charlotte. Mr. Claiborne talks about his ...

Title: Tommy Feldman oral history interview, 2022 October 13
Creator: Feldman, Tommy
Date Created: 2022-10-13
Subjects--Topical: Graphic artists, LGBTQ+ people, Art and design, Coming out (Sexual orientation), NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
Description: Graphic artist Tommy Feldman describes his life growing up in the Chicago suburbs, attending Columbia College in Chicago, meeting his husband Shane Windmeyer, moving to Bloomington Illinois, and setting up his business, Tyvola Design, in Charlotte...