White, Mary Jane, 1904-1987

White, Jane

Charlotte, North Carolina

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

1979-05-24

1 audio file (11:33) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (8 pages : PDF)

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

eng

Mary Jane White was a 75-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Union County, North Carolina in 1904. She completed the sixth grade and was employed as a domestic worker.

Mary Jane White discusses living on a family farm in Union County, North Carolina during the early twentieth century, then moving to Charlotte, North Carolina to work in a private household in 1927. Other topics include her education in a one-room schoolhouse and her family.

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.

Household employees

White, Mary Jane, 1904-1987

Farm life
Family farms
Education, Rural

North Carolina--Union County
North Carolina--Cabarrus County
North Carolina--Charlotte

Interviews
Oral histories

1900-1980

Ed Perzel WSOC project on twentieth century Charlotte

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OH-WH0174

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