Stafford, Earl, 1915-1982

Causby, Anna

Charlotte, North Carolina

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

1979-05-22

1 audio file (12:49) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (6 pages : PDF)

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

eng

Earl Stafford was a 64-year-old man at the time of interview. He was born in 1915. He graduated from high school and was employed as a salesman of building materials and with a tire company.

Earl Stafford recounts memories of Charlotte, North Carolina after moving to Mecklenburg County in 1943. He discusses North Carolina's flood of 1916 and how it destroyed many communities in western North Carolina. Other topics include change in downtown Charlotte, his volunteer work with the Red Cross and other charitable organizations, and his personal experiences with former Charlotte mayor (1935-1941) Ben Douglas.

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.

Sales personnel

Stafford, Earl, 1915-1982
Douglas, Ben E. (Ben Elbert), 1894-1981

Floods
Voluntarism
City and town life

North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Gaston County
North Carolina--Mecklenburg County

Interviews
Oral histories

1910-1980

Ed Perzel WSOC project on twentieth century Charlotte

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