Blanche Leak Gluyas oral history interview 1, 1979 May 23

Description

Blanche Leak Gluyas describes her work as a stenographer for Southern Bell in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1900s and 1910s and as a secretary with the State Department during World War II. Other topics discussed include prominent families in Charlotte, the development and expansion of the city, working women during the early and mid-twentieth century, and churches in Charlotte.

Details
Title

Blanche Leak Gluyas oral history interview 1, 1979 May 23

Interviewee

Gluyas, Blanche Leak, 1889-1989

Interviewer

White, Jane

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

1979-05-23

Physical Description

1 audio file (41:12) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (18 pages : PDF)

Object Type

sound recording-nonmusical

Genre

spoken word

Language

eng

Interviewee Biography

Blanche Leak Gluyas was a 90-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Shelby, North Carolina in 1889. She earned a high school diploma and attended King's Business College, and was employed as a stenographer with Southern Bell Telephone Company and as a secretary with the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.

Abstract

Blanche Leak Gluyas describes her work as a stenographer for Southern Bell in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1900s and 1910s and as a secretary with the State Department during World War II. Other topics discussed include prominent families in Charlotte, the development and expansion of the city, working women during the early and mid-twentieth century, and churches in Charlotte.

Digital Object Notes

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.

Interviewee Occupations

Stenographers
Secretaries

Subjects--Names

Gluyas, Blanche Leak, 1889-1989

Subjects--Organizations

Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
United States. Department of State

Subjects--Events

World War (1939-1945)

Subjects--Topics

Stenographers
Telecommunication
Women employees
Manners and customs
Cities and towns--Growth

Subjects--Geographic

North Carolina--Charlotte
Washington (D.C.)
Mississippi--Jackson

Subjects--Genre

Interviews
Oral histories

Coverage--Dates

1890-1980

Digital Collection Title

Ed Perzel WSOC project on twentieth century Charlotte

Related Materials Note

Blanche Gluyas oral history interview 2, May 25, 1979, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (http://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A1607)

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Internet Media Type

audio/mpeg

Identifier

OH-GL0066

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