Ray Hildebran oral history interview 2, 2002 October 25

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In this second interview, Ray Hildebran and his sister, Frances "Sue" Elmore, compare past and present life in rural Catawba County, North Carolina. Mr. Hildebran and Mrs. Elmore discuss activities that still take place in the region, such as gardening, fishing, and attending camp meetings, and how those activities have changed over the years. Mr. Hildebran shares his views on having the right balance of developmental regulation in rural areas to protect longtime residents and on how he hopes the region remains the same. After the main interview (around 1:00:00), the recording includes conversation about Ray Hildebrand's mother, a drive with Ken Hildebran to Murray's Mill to demonstrate how the molasses mill works, and an audio journal by Gabriel Cumming.

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Title: Ray Hildebran oral history interview 2, 2002 October 25
Interviewee: Hildebran, Ray
Interviewer: Cumming, Gabriel
Contributor: Elmore, Frances, 1933-
Hildebran, Ken R. (Kenneth Ray)
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: 2002-10-25
Physical Description: 1 audio file (2:07:38) : digital, MP3
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Ray Hildebran was a 55-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place at his home and his business, Balls Creek Oil Company in Claremont, North Carolina. He was born in Mooresville, North Carolina in 1947. He was employed at his family business, Balls Creek Oil Company.
Abstract: In this second interview, Ray Hildebran and his sister, Frances "Sue" Elmore, compare past and present life in rural Catawba County, North Carolina. Mr. Hildebran and Mrs. Elmore discuss activities that still take place in the region, such as gardening, fishing, and attending camp meetings, and how those activities have changed over the years. Mr. Hildebran shares his views on having the right balance of developmental regulation in rural areas to protect longtime residents and on how he hopes the region remains the same. After the main interview (around 1:00:00), the recording includes conversation about Ray Hildebrand's mother, a drive with Ken Hildebran to Murray's Mill to demonstrate how the molasses mill works, and an audio journal by Gabriel Cumming.
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.
Audio Condition Note: Second day of an interview session. Conversation carries over from Ray Hildebran oral history interview 1. Main interview ends about an hour into the recording.
Interviewee Occupations: Businesspeople
Subjects--Names: Hildebran, Ray
Elmore, Frances, 1933-
Hildebran, Ken R. (Kenneth Ray)
Contributor Occupations: Businesspeople
Businesspeople
Subjects--Topics: Land use, Rural
Rural families
Rural development
Gardening
Camp meetings
Rural industries
Fishing
Forests and forestry
Outdoor life
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Claremont
North Carolina--Catawba County
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1920-2010
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
Related Interviews: Ray Hildebran oral history interview 1, 2002 October 24-25, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, https://goldmine.uncc.edu/index/render/object/pid/uncc:7723/parentPID/un...
Identifier: PL-HI0002b
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:7841

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