Bobbie Nell Earnhardt oral history interview 1, 1996 April 26

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Bobbie Earnhardt discusses her memories of Billy Graham, whom she met when he was about nine years old, and the Graham family in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mrs. Earnhardt recalls attending Chalmers Memorial ARP Church alongside the Graham family, and the reasons why both the Grahams and Mrs. Earnhardt left to attend other churches. She recounts three Billy Graham revivals in Charlotte, the first of which was held in 1947, as well as earlier revivals in the region organized by Mordecai Ham and Billy Sunday.

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Title: Bobbie Nell Earnhardt oral history interview 1, 1996 April 26
Interviewee: Earnhardt, Bobbie Nell, 1921-2003
Interviewer: Johnson, Jean
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: 1996-04-26
Physical Description: 1 audio file (0:36:42) : digital, MP3
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Bobbie Earnhardt was a 75-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in her home in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Charlotte in 1921. She was employed as a bookkeeper at Charlotte Saw Mill.
Abstract: Bobbie Earnhardt discusses her memories of Billy Graham, whom she met when he was about nine years old, and the Graham family in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mrs. Earnhardt recalls attending Chalmers Memorial ARP Church alongside the Graham family, and the reasons why both the Grahams and Mrs. Earnhardt left to attend other churches. She recounts three Billy Graham revivals in Charlotte, the first of which was held in 1947, as well as earlier revivals in the region organized by Mordecai Ham and Billy Sunday.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
Audio Condition Note: Recording becomes quieter toward the end.
Interviewee Occupations: Bookkeepers
Subjects--Names: Earnhardt, Bobbie Nell, 1921-2003
Graham, Billy, 1918-2018
Graham, Morrow C., 1892-1981
Subjects--Organizations: Chalmers Memorial Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (Charlotte, N.C.)
Subjects--Topics: Christian life
Manners and customs
Revivals
Religious gatherings
Presbyterian Church
Church history
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Charlotte
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1920-2000
Digital Collection Title: Levine Museum of the New South
Digital Collection Series Title: Interviews About Billy Graham
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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
Related Interviews: Bobbie Nell Earnhardt oral history interview 2, 2002 April 2, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Identifier: MU-EA0017

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