Washam, Martha Harris, 1903-2003

Causby, Anna

Charlotte, North Carolina

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

1979-05-23

1 audio file (6:10) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (4 pages : PDF)

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

eng

Martha Harris Washam was a 76-year-old woman at the time of interview. She was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1903. She attended Queens College and was employed as a secretary with Del Monte Corporation and with Caskie Paper Company.

Charlotte native Martha Harris Washam recounts her experiences in the first half of the twentieth century. Topics discussed include her early childhood on her great-uncle's farm, her home in downtown Charlotte during World Wars I and II, and visits to Charlotte from President William Howard Taft and President Woodrow Wilson.\t

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.

Corporation secretaries

Washam, Martha Harris, 1903-2003

World War (1914-1918)
World War (1939-1945)

City and town life

North Carolina--Charlotte

Interviews
Oral histories

1900-1980

Ed Perzel WSOC project on twentieth century Charlotte

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OH-WA0172

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