Paul G. Rodden oral history interview, 1979 May 22

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Paul G. Rodden recounts his years working as an insurance agent for the Pilot Life Insurance Company during the 1940s-1970s and his family history. He describes his interest in genealogy; the Rodden family in Davie, Rowan, and Mecklenburg Counties in North Carolina; his great-grandfather's work as a farmer, and his father's work as a sawmill operator. Mr. Rodden also recalls working at Cannon Mills in Kannapolis, North Carolina as a teenager beginning around 1923, and stories from his career selling life insurance.

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Title: Paul G. Rodden oral history interview, 1979 May 22
Interviewee: Rodden, Paul G. (Paul Gilbert), 1909-
Interviewer: Perzel, Edward Spaulding
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 1979-05-22
Physical Description: 1 audio file (47:33) : digital, MP3
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Paul G. Rodden was a 70-year-old man at the time of interview. He was born in Davie County, North Carolina in 1909. He graduated from high school and was employed at Pilot Life Insurance Company as an insurance salesman.
Abstract: Paul G. Rodden recounts his years working as an insurance agent for the Pilot Life Insurance Company during the 1940s-1970s and his family history. He describes his interest in genealogy; the Rodden family in Davie, Rowan, and Mecklenburg Counties in North Carolina; his great-grandfather's work as a farmer, and his father's work as a sawmill operator. Mr. Rodden also recalls working at Cannon Mills in Kannapolis, North Carolina as a teenager beginning around 1923, and stories from his career selling life insurance.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master file. Interview originally recorded on reel to reel, duplicate audio analog cassette digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
Interviewee Occupations: Life insurance agents
Subjects--Names: Rodden, Paul G. (Paul Gilbert), 1909-
Subjects--Organizations: Pilot Life Insurance Company
Cannon Mills Company
Subjects--Topics: Genealogy
Families--Social life and customs
Country life
Education, Rural
Family farms
Mills and mill-work
Insurance companies
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Rowan County
North Carolina--Kannapolis
North Carolina--High Point
North Carolina--Mecklenburg County
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1780-1980
Digital Collection Title: Ed Perzel WSOC project on twentieth century Charlotte
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This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Identifier: OH-RO0141

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