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Title: Lester Youngblood oral history interview, 2003 February 22
Creator: Youngblood, William Lester, 1915-2012
Date Created: 2003-02-22
Subjects--Topical: Depressions, Family farms, Farm life, Dairy farming, Milk trade, Cotton trade, Wages, Country life, Amusements, War, Armed Forces
Description: William Lester Youngblood recounts his experiences living on a cotton and dairy farm in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina during the Great Depression. He talks about how rural communities were impacted differently than the cities and describes ho...

Title: Richard Allison Torrance correspondence
Creator: Torrance, Richard Allison, 1833-1927
Date Created: 1861-07-10, 1865-05-03
Subjects--Topical: Enslavers, Plantation life, Plantation owners, Slaveholders, Condolence notes, Cotton trade, War, Visiting cards, Slavery, Enslaved persons, Enslavement
Description: Reflects viewpoints and lifestyle of a prominent and successful Mecklenburg County planter. Topics includes birth, marriage, illness, death, and similar family concerns; and agriculture. Civil War correspondence reflects North Carolina's involveme...