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Edwin Black oral history interview, 2004 March 26
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Creator
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Black, Edwin, 1924-
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Date Created
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2004-03-26
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Subjects--Topical
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War, Warships, Warships--Accidents, Military hospitals, Popular music radio stations, Veterans, Veterans--Medical care, Radio, Radio, Military
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Edwin Black discusses his time on the USS Rich during the invasion of Normandy and his life after World War II. Mr. Black joined the U.S. Navy in 1942 when he was eighteen as a radio technician with his cousin. The USS Rich was a convoy ship that ...
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John Archibald oral history interview, 2004 April 1
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Creator
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Archibald, John, 1925-2008
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Date Created
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2004-04-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Working class families, Working class, Mills and mill-work, Industrial housing, Vocational education, Shipyards, Labor unions, War, Americans--Public opinion, Bombings, Airplanes, Military, Poverty, Racism, Racism--Economic aspects, Work environment, Veterans
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John Archibald recounts growing up in the Leakesville-Spray area of Rockingham Country, North Carolina, his time as a soldier during World War II, and his life and career after the war. As Mr. Archibald grew older, he became aware that his educati...
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William Means Stewart, Jr., oral history interview 1, 2019 August 1
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Creator
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Stewart, William Means, Jr., 1917-
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Date Created
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2019-08-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Farm life, Baseball, College students, Soldiers, Veterans, Accounting
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Description
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In this interview, William "Bill" Stewart shares memories of his life growing up in the Newell community near Charlotte, North Carolina, of his college days at Elon College in the 1930s, and of his military service in World War II. He tells about ...
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William Means Stewart, Jr., oral history interview 2, 2019 September 11
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Creator
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Stewart, William Means, Jr., 1917-
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Date Created
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2019-09-11
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Subjects--Topical
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Accounting, Landowners--Attitudes, Construction industry, Cities and towns--Growth, Veterans
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In this second of two interviews, William "Bill" Stewart describes the university area of Charlotte, North Carolina, from the 1960s to 2000s, discusses Charlotte College's and later Walmart's moves to the area, and shares his opinion abo...
