Withers, Jessie, 1909-2006

Causby, Anna

Charlotte, North Carolina

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

1979-05-22

1 audio file (27:39) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (12 pages : PDF)

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

eng

Jessie Withers was a 70-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Charlotte in 1909. She completed grade school and was employed as a cook at the Elks Club and at various restaurants and churches around Charlotte.

Jessie Withers describes working as a cook in various establishments around Charlotte, North Carolina during the twentieth century, including Good Samaritan Hospital, Windsor's Drive-In, the Ringside Grill, St. Martin's Episcopal Church, and the Elks Club. Other topics include businesses in downtown Charlotte and raising a large family on a tight budget during the Great Depression.

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.

Cooks
Household employees

Withers, Jessie, 1909-2006

Working mothers
Cooking
City and town life
Depressions

North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Cherry

Interviews
Oral histories

1920-1980

Ed Perzel WSOC project on twentieth century Charlotte

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