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Belle Banks oral history interview, 2002 January 25
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Creator
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Banks, Belle, 1918-2011
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Date Created
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2002-01-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Historic sites, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration, Historic preservation, Regionalism, Manners and customs
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In this interview, librarian and historic preservationist Margaret "Belle" Banks describes her early life in Pennsylvania and Delaware, her move to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1944, and her role in restoring Cedar Grove and the Hugh Torrance Hous...
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Belton, Jonathan oral history interview, 2014 September 1
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Creator
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Belton, Jonathan P., 1956-2016
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Date Created
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2014-09-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Rivers, Tadpoles, Swimming, Summer
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Jonathan Belton describes his childhood activities playing with his friends in Briar Creek adjacent to the neighborhood of Grier Heights in Charlotte, North Carolina. He describes catching tadpoles and digging out gray clay from the banks of the c...
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Ben E. Douglas oral history interview 2, 1979 May 23
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Creator
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Douglas, Ben E. (Ben Elbert), 1894-1981
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Date Created
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1979-05-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, Municipal government, Urban transportation, Airports--Planning, City planning
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Description
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Ben Douglas discusses his tenure as mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina from 1935 to 1941. He discusses the structure of city government in the 1920s and explains that he was the first Charlotte mayor to be directly elected by voters. He describes ...
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Benjamin Chavis Jr. oral history interview, 2005 February 7
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Creator
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Chavis, Ben, 1948-
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Date Created
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2005-02-07
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Subjects--Topical
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African American college students, African American college students--Political activity, African American student movements, Chemistry, Civil rights, Civil rights movements, College integration, Race relations, Racism, Segregation, Student movements
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Dr. Benjamin Chavis recounts his involvement in the black student movement on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the late 1960s to the early 1970s, when he was one of a small but politically active cohort of African...
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Benjamin F. Wyant Jr. oral history interview, 1994 November 2
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Creator
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Wyant, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Frank), Jr., 1920-1998
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Date Created
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1994-11-02
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, African Americans--Employment, Industrial relations, Political and social views, Political parties, Segregation
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Description
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Benjamin F. Wyant, Jr. recounts his memories of growing up in the Charlotte neighborhood of Dilworth and of his forty-three year career at Duke Power Company. In particular, he recalls working as a boy at his father's family business during the ch...
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Beth Douglas oral history interview, 2003 July 1
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Creator
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Douglas, Beth (Counselor)
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Date Created
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2003-07-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Country life, Land use, Rural, Animals, Recycling (Waste, etc.), Trees, Rural development, Litter (Trash), Water--Pollution
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Beth Douglas describes what she likes about living in Gaston County, North Carolina, where she moved to in 2000. Mrs. Douglas discusses the importance of recycling, protecting the environment, local wildlife, and how she would like to see the coun...
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Beth Meadows oral history interview, 2021 February 19
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Creator
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Meadows, Beth
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Date Created
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2021-02-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay pride week, Gay pride celebrations, Lesbians, Community organization, LGBTQ+ visibility, LGBTQ+ communities
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Description
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Ms. Beth Meadows discusses her experiences as a lesbian woman and her role in organizing Salisbury Pride in Salisbury, North Carolina. Topics discussed include Ms. Meadows' first attendance at Pride in Charlotte; her experience being fired fr...
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Beth Rugg oral history interview, 2019 October 30
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Creator
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Rugg, Beth, 1961-
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Date Created
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2019-10-30
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Subjects--Topical
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College students, School shootings, Universities and colleges--Administration, Police, Emergency communication systems
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In this interview, Beth Rugg, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Client Engagement at UNC Charlotte, shares her personal experiences and thoughts related to the April 30, 2019 shootings on campus. Ms. Rugg discusses the experience of working in the Ken...
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Betty Doster oral history interview 2, 2020 April 21
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Creator
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Doster, Betty
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Date Created
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2020-04-21
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Subjects--Topical
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Emergency management--Public opinion, Emergency management, College students, School shootings, Universities and colleges--Administration, Universities and colleges--Security measures, Communication in crisis management
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Betty Doster, Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Constituent Relations, discusses the events of April 30th 2019 and her role in coordinating elected and public officials. Ms. Doster was attending a legislative session in Raleigh when she rece...
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Betty Ladner oral history interview, 2020 July 2
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Creator
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Ladner, Elizabeth H., 1948-
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Date Created
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2020-07-02
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Subjects--Topical
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School shootings, College students, First responders, Campus police, Medical informatics, Emergency communication systems
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Betty Ladner, recently retired Executive Director of External Relations and longtime member of the Senior Management Team for the J. Murrey Atkins Library at UNC Charlotte reflects on her career and details her experiences on April 30, 2019. Ms. L...
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Betty Morgan oral history interview, 2006 March 26
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Creator
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Morgan, Betty, 1932-
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Date Created
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2006-03-26
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Subjects--Topical
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Country life, Rural families, Education, Rural, Education, Elementary, College students, Rural electrification
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Betty Morgan recounts her life growing up in rural Rowan County, North Carolina. One of nine children, Mrs. Morgan discusses growing up on her family's small farm and how they grew the majority of their own food, as well as cotton. The farm lacked...
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Betty Seizinger oral history interview, 1999 June 22
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Creator
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Seizinger, Betty, 1931-2004
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Date Created
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1999-06-22
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Subjects--Topical
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School integration, School integration--Public opinion, Discrimination in education, De facto school segregation, Teachers, Magnet schools, Busing for school integration, Race relations
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Betty Seizinger discusses the history of West Charlotte High School and shares her experiences as a teacher there during the 1980s. Ms. Seizinger describes West Charlotte's challenges and successes in integrating staff and students during the...
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Bettye Golden Holloway oral history interview, 2007 April 26
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Creator
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Holloway, Bettye Golden, 1933-
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Date Created
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2007-04-26
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Urban renewal, African American business enterprises, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, City and town life, African Americans and libraries, Libraries, African American families, School sports--Social aspects
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Bettye Golden Holloway shares her memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood, also known as Second Ward, during the 1930s through 1950s in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mrs. Holloway cites the close-knit community spirit of Brooklyn as its greatest streng...
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Beverly Moore oral history interview, 2005 May 27
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Creator
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Moore, Beverly, 1947-
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Date Created
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2005-05-27
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Subjects--Topical
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Open plan schools, Special education, Exceptional children, Teachers
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Beverly Moore discusses her experience with behaviorally and emotionally disturbed children, and her connection with the open school program in Charlotte. While Ms. Moore began her career in the Columbia, South Carolina school district, she eventu...
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Bill Blair Jr. oral history interview, 2007 October 11
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Creator
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Blair, Bill, Jr., 1938-
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Date Created
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2007-10-11
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobile mechanics, Distilling, illicit
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Bill Blair Jr. recalls the stock car racing career of his father during the late 1940s and 1950s. He describes Bill Sr.'s experiences growing up on a farm with his brothers near High Point, North Carolina. Bill Sr. dabbled in moonshine running and...
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Bill Brown oral history interview 1, 2007 April 25
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Creator
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Brown, Bill, 1935-
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Date Created
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2007-04-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobile mechanics, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Motors, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Distilling, Illicit
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Bill Brown recalls his career as a stock car racing mechanic during the 1950s and 1960s. He describes his experiences growing up near Winston-Salem, North Carolina and building cars for races at Bowman Gray Stadium. Mr. Brown often prepared cars f...
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Bill Brown oral history interview 2, 2007 June 25
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Brown, Bill, 1935-
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Date Created
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2007-06-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobiles, Racing--Motors, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile mechanics, Labor unions
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Bill Brown discusses his experiences as a mechanic for racecar drivers Billy and Bobby Myers during the 1950s. He recalls his relationship with the racing brothers and reflects upon his experiences with other racecar drivers such as Fireball Rober...
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Bill E. Bost oral history interview, 1993 March 15
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Creator
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Bost, Bill E. (Billy Earl), 1932-1995
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Date Created
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1993-03-15
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, School sports, Basketball coaches, Teamwork (Sports), Basketball--Coaching, Basketball for women--Coaching, Basketball teams, Women basketball players, Basketball players, Basketball--Social aspects, Basketball teams, Basketball stories
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Former player, coach, and educator Bill Bost discusses his personal experiences around the game of basketball. Living and coaching in Catawba County, North Carolina, Mr. Bost explains the pivotal role basketball serves in a small town, where playe...