Zemek, Esther, 1901-2002

White, Jane

Charlotte, North Carolina

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

1979-05-23

1 audio file (4:40) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (5 pages : PDF)

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

eng

Esther Zemek was a 78-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in 1901. She completed her education at professional level business college and was employed as an assistant purchasing agent with Denoyer Geppert School Publishing Company.

Esther Zemek discusses her experiences attending school in a one room schoolhouse near Chicago, Illinois and the dedication her instructors exhibited. She describes traveling through deep snow to attend school and completing her eighth grade examinations with the second highest score in the county.

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.

Publishers and publishing--Employees
Purchasing agents

Zemek, Esther, 1901-2002

Rural schools

Illinois--Chicago
North Carolina--Charlotte

Interviews
Oral histories

1900-1980

Ed Perzel WSOC project on twentieth century Charlotte

Arthur Zemek oral history interview, May 23, 1979, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (http://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A1224)

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