Clara Carson oral history interview, 2002 September 27

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Clara Carson discusses her day care business, the Catawba Child Development Academy in Catawba, North Carolina. She talks about the origins of the academy, which first opened in Smyre's Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church then moved to a new building ten years later. Ms. Carson describes how the academy keeps up with former attendees and tracks their performance throughout school and also which colleges they attend. Ms. Carson also talks about growth and change in Catawba County, and the importance of the church and the camp meeting in her life and in the life of the community.

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Title: Clara Carson oral history interview, 2002 September 27
Interviewee: Carson, Clara T.
Interviewer: Cumming, Gabriel
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: 2002-09-27
Physical Description: 1 audio file (0:59:21) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (38 pages : PDF)
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Clara Carson's interview took place at Catawba Child Development Academy in Catawba County, North Carolina. She was employed as the founder and director of Catawba Child Development Academy.
Abstract: Clara Carson discusses her day care business, the Catawba Child Development Academy in Catawba, North Carolina. She talks about the origins of the academy, which first opened in Smyre's Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church then moved to a new building ten years later. Ms. Carson describes how the academy keeps up with former attendees and tracks their performance throughout school and also which colleges they attend. Ms. Carson also talks about growth and change in Catawba County, and the importance of the church and the camp meeting in her life and in the life of the community.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on minidisc and reformatted using a Digidesign 003 rack.
Interviewee Occupations: Executives
Businesspeople
Day care centers--Employees
Subjects--Names: Carson, Clara T.
Subjects--Organizations: Catawba Valley Community College
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Smyres Chapel AME Zion Church (Catawba, N.C.)
Subjects--Topics: Day care centers
Early childhood education
Camp meetings
African American churches
African Americans--Religion
Country life
Family farms
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Catawba County
North Carolina--Catawba
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1960-2010
Digital Collection Title: Catawba Lands Conservancy Perspectives on Land Project
Digital Collection Series Title: Balls Creek
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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: PL-CA0004

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