Hicks, Marie V. (Marie Vandolah), 1902-1992

Sides, Beth

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

1979-10-23

1 audio file (13:26) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (8 pages : PDF)

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

eng

Marie V. Hicks was a 77-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Edmond, Oklahoma in 1902. She was employed as a line supervisor for a weapons manufacturer during World War II and as a retail associate in various locations.

Marie V. Hicks shares tales from her life growing up on her family's farm in Kansas near Hutchinson and the various locations she lived in as an adult. Topics discussed include self-taught craft skills, activities of the community church, and the personal reason she decided to work for the United States Rubber Company, known locally as the "Shell Plant," which manufactured ammunition in Charlotte, North Carolina during World War II.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on reel to reel, duplicate audio analog cassette digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.

Sales personnel

Hicks, Marie V. (Marie Vandolah), 1902-1992

United States Rubber Company

World War (1939-1945)

Country life
Manners and customs
Women in war

Kansas--Hutchinson
Mississippi--Gulfport
North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Steele Creek

Interviews
Oral histories

1900-1980

Ed Perzel WSOC project on twentieth century Charlotte

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