Ted C. Irwin oral history interview, 1979 May 24

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Ted C. Irwin walks listeners through the historical streets of Charlotte, North Carolina as he experienced them during the 1890s and 1900s by providing an account of Charlotte's urban development. Mr. Irwin discusses family and home life, working in Charlotte for Southern Railway, and his participation in the Charlotte Drum and Bugle Corps. He also describes moving from Charlotte to Richmond, Virginia in 1906 to work for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.

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Title: Ted C. Irwin oral history interview, 1979 May 24
Interviewee: Irwin, Ted C. (Ted Carol), 1886-1983
Interviewer: Perzel, Edward Spaulding
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 1979-05-24
Physical Description: 1 audio file (52:04) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (33 pages : PDF)
Object Type: Audio
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Ted C. Irwin was a 93-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Charlotte in 1886. He completed the ninth grade, and was employed with Southern Railway in Charlotte and with Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in Richmond, Virginia as a railroad manager.
Abstract: Ted C. Irwin walks listeners through the historical streets of Charlotte, North Carolina as he experienced them during the 1890s and 1900s by providing an account of Charlotte's urban development. Mr. Irwin discusses family and home life, working in Charlotte for Southern Railway, and his participation in the Charlotte Drum and Bugle Corps. He also describes moving from Charlotte to Richmond, Virginia in 1906 to work for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
Digital Object Notes: 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.
Subjects--Names: Irwin, Ted C. (Ted Carol), 1886-1983
Subjects--Organizations: Southern Railway (U.S.)
Subjects--Topics: Middle managers
Railroads--Employees
Drum and bugle corps
Manners and customs
Country life
Cities and towns--Growth
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Dilworth
Virginia--Richmond
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1890-1980
Digital Collection Title: Ed Perzel WSOC project on twentieth century Charlotte
Rights: This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Identifier: OH-IR0090
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:1495

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