Spencer Graham and Kathy Graham oral history interview, 2001 December 2

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Spencer Graham and Kathy Graham recount their experiences with camp meetings in Catawba County, North Carolina, and the meetings' 200-year long history in the region. The Grahams discuss how camp meetings, which take place in the summer, are considered "holy land" by the participants and a time to reflect and communicate with God. They talk about the types of vendors, such as ice cream stands, that come to the camp meetings, and how the camp meetings strengthen the community through common ground. The Grahams also express concern about the camp meetings continuing for future generations.

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Title: Spencer Graham and Kathy Graham oral history interview, 2001 December 2
Interviewee: Graham, Spencer, 1949-2009
Interviewer: Cumming, Gabriel
Contributor: Graham, Kathy (Kathy Connor)
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: 2001-12-02
Physical Description: 1 audio file (0:58:40) : digital, MP3
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Spencer Graham and Kathy Graham were interviewed at their home in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina. Spencer Graham was born in 1949 in North Carolina. Kathy Graham was born in 1952.
Abstract: Spencer Graham and Kathy Graham recount their experiences with camp meetings in Catawba County, North Carolina, and the meetings' 200-year long history in the region. The Grahams discuss how camp meetings, which take place in the summer, are considered "holy land" by the participants and a time to reflect and communicate with God. They talk about the types of vendors, such as ice cream stands, that come to the camp meetings, and how the camp meetings strengthen the community through common ground. The Grahams also express concern about the camp meetings continuing for future generations.
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.
Subjects--Names: Graham, Spencer, 1949-2009
Graham, Kathy (Kathy Connor)
Subjects--Topics: African American churches
Land use, Rural
Rural families
Christian life
Camp meetings
Religious gatherings
Revivals
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Catawba County
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1800-2010
Digital Collection Title: Catawba Lands Conservancy Perspectives on Land Project
Digital Collection Series Title: Balls Creek
Rights: This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Identifier: PL-GR0010
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:3170

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