Wallace, Henrietta, 1910-1981

Perzel, Edward Spaulding

Charlotte, North Carolina

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

1979-10-23

1 audio file (11:09) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (10 pages : PDF)

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

eng

Henrietta Wallace was a 69-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Statesville, North Carolina in 1910. She graduated with an undergraduate degree in music from University of North Carolina at Greensboro and completed library science studies at UNC Chapel Hill, and was employed as a school librarian.

Henrietta Wallace discusses her family's Jewish heritage and medicinal herb business, which dates back to the 1850s, and the growth of the Jewish community in North Carolina in the 1800s and 1900s. Other topics discussed include her career as a librarian, the life of Ms. Wallace's identical twin sister, attending college during the Great Depression, and the community and cultural opportunities that Charlotte offers for senior citizens.

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.

School librarians

Wallace, Henrietta, 1910-1981

Wallace Brothers Company (Statesville, N.C.)

Depressions
Jewish families
Herb industry

North Carolina--Statesville
North Carolina--Charlotte

Interviews
Oral histories

1850-1980

Ed Perzel WSOC project on twentieth century Charlotte

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audio/mpeg

OH-WA0170

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:1764