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Title: Carol Wohlford Mesrobian and Caroline Mesrobian Hickman oral history interview 2, 2013 August 20
Creator: Mesrobian, Carol Wohlford, 1926-2018
Date Created: 2013-08-20
Subjects--Topical: Eastover Elementary School (Charlotte, N.C.), Gold mines and mining, Architecture, Architectural firms--Ownership, Moravians, Women--Education, Community life, African Americans--Employment
Description: In this second of two interviews Carol Wohlford Mesrobian and her daughter Caroline Mesrobian Hickman continue to share about their husband and father Ralfe Mesrobian's work as an architect in Charlotte, his hobbies, and his collection of arc...

Title: Emma Peoples Smith oral history interview 3, 2020 March 10
Creator: Smith, Emma Peoples
Date Created: 2020-03-10
Subjects--Topical: Archives, Slavery, Documentary films, Gold mines and mining, Enslaved persons, Enslavement
Description: In this third of three interviews Emma Peoples Smith, the great granddaughter of Richard Peoples who was a prominent citizen in the Providence township of Mecklenburg County during the 19th century discusses archiving her family papers, some of th...

Title: Jeanne DeArmon Bates oral history interview 1, 2005 May 26
Creator: Bates, Jeanne DeArmon, 1912-2012
Date Created: 2005-05-26
Subjects--Topical: Families, Genealogy, Education, Cities and towns, Cities and towns--Growth, Gold mines and mining
Description: Jeanne DeArmon Bates discusses life in Charlotte, North Carolina and her husband's family's role in the development of Charlotte. She talks about her early life moving from Pensacola, Florida to Columbus, Georgia; Birmingham, Alabama; and Baltimor...

Title: Leonard Simmons oral history interview, 2003 June 24
Creator: Simmons, Leonard, 1946-2012
Date Created: 2003-06-24
Subjects--Topical: Bluegrass music, Old-time music, Music facilities, Country music--Social aspects, Outdoor recreation, Land use, Rural, Public lands--Management, Hunters--Attitudes, Family farms, Gold mines and mining, Gold panning, Country life
Description: Leonard Simmons discusses his role as owner and manager of the True Bluegrass Music Hall in Eleazer, a town in Montgomery County, North Carolina. He talks about how the music hall was started in 1988 as a place for local residents to congregate on...

Title: Ray Hildebran oral history interview 1, 2002 October 24-25
Creator: Hildebran, Ray
Date Created: 2002-10-24, 2002-10-25
Subjects--Topical: Land use, Rural, Mica mines and mining, Gold mines and mining, Limestone mines and mining, Rural industries, Rural families, Family farms, Petroleum industry and trade, Technological innovations, Outdoor life, Rural schools
Description: Ray Hildebran, his sister Frances "Sue" Elmore, and his son Ken Hildebran discuss life in rural Catawba County, North Carolina, and share memories from their parents and grandparents, who lived in the same region. (22:45) They discuss mica, lime, ...

Title: Robert Hall and Elizabeth Hall oral history interview, 2001 December 13
Creator: Hall, Robert I., 1942-
Date Created: 2001-12-13
Subjects--Topical: Family farms, Land use, Rural, Country life, Sawmills, Rural electrification, Hunting, Fishing, Animals, Gold mines and mining, Gold panning, Hay, Water--Pollution, Molasses, Tobacco
Description: Robert Hall and Elizabeth Hall discuss their family's history and relationship with the land in Ophir, North Carolina, located in the Uwharrie River region. The Halls talk about farming enterprises, including fishing, leasing land to hunting clubs...

Title: Southern Railway property map, Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, showing St. Catherine and Rudisill gold mines
Creator (Corporate): Southern Railway (U.S.)
Date Created: 1904
Subjects--Topical: Maps, Railroads, Gold mines and mining

Title: Walter M. Cavin oral history interview, 2003 July 2
Creator: Cavin, Walter M., 1928 or 1929-
Date Created: 2003-07-02
Subjects--Topical: Land use, Rural, Country life, Outdoor recreation, Gold mines and mining, Rural development--Environmental aspects, Floods, Pollution
Description: Walter Cavin discusses moving to Stanley, North Carolina as a child in 1936 and the natural environment of the region. He talks about his father's work as a postmaster, with various banks, and his service in the Army during both World Wars. Mr. Ca...