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Charles R. Collie oral history interview, 2004 November 11
Title
Charles R. Collie oral history interview, 2004 November 11
Creator
Collie, Charles R., Sr., 1924-
Date Created
2004-11-11
Subjects--Topical
Cable cars (Streetcars), Livestock, Hunting, Household appliances, Electric, City and town life
Description
Charles Collie describes his boyhood memories of accompanying his father, supervisor Alexander G. Collie, on his job with the Charlotte streetcars during the 1920s and 1930s. He describes his father's work in particular and his own involvement as ...
Ellen T. Ruff oral history interview 2, Date 2018, April 20
Title
Ellen T. Ruff oral history interview 2, Date 2018, April 20
Creator
Ruff, Ellen, T.
Date Created
2018-04-20
Subjects--Topical
Job hunting, Contracts, Legal assistance to the poor, Nuclear power plants, Trade regulation, Women executives, Women lawyers
Description
In this second of two interviews, Ellen T. Ruff, successful lawyer and Charlotte Duke Energy executive, discusses how she met her husband in law school at UNC Chapel Hill, their relationship, and his background before they met. She also talks abou...
Elver Barrios oral history interview 2019 November 1
Title
Elver Barrios oral history interview 2019 November 1
Creator
Barrios, Elver
Date Created
2019-11-01
Subjects--Topical
Immigrants, Immigrants--Civil rights, Immigrants--Education (Higher), Latin Americans, Social justice, Hispanic Americans
Description
Elver Barrios, a former staff member at La Coalicion, the Latin American Coalition (LAC) in Charlotte, North Carolina, worked for the non-profit for three years, from 2010-2013. In this interview, Mr. Barrios describes his role as a grassroots com...
Jeff Stevens oral history interview, 2019 March 10
Title
Jeff Stevens oral history interview, 2019 March 10
Creator
Stevens, Jeff (Farmer)
Date Created
2019-03-10
Subjects--Topical
Agriculture, Family farms, Cattle, Agricultural machinery
Description
Jeff Stevens is the owner and operator of the Muddy Springs Farm in Lincoln County, North Carolina. In this interview, Mr. Stevens explains how he became a farmer and how he manages to run a farm while also working a full-time job at Duke Energy. ...
Linda Lawyer oral history interview 3, 2019 April 9
Title
Linda Lawyer oral history interview 3, 2019 April 9
Creator
Lawyer, Linda A. (Linda Ann), 1947-
Date Created
2019-04-09
Subjects--Topical
Gay Activists, Gay Community, Lesbians, Lesbians' writings, Marginality, Social
Description
In 1982, Linda Lawyer and her partner moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. In this third of several interviews, Mrs. Lawyer speaks in-depth about her LGBTQ community activism in Charlotte that began in the 1980s and continued in 2019. As a prominen...