Stephens, Roger A. (Roger Albert), 1905-1991

Reynolds, Elizabeth

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

1979-10-23

1 audio file (17:34) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (10 pages : PDF)

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spoken word

eng

Roger A. Stephens was a 74-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1905 and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. He completed the tenth grade and was employed with Southeastern Express and with Fredrickson Motor Express.

Roger A. Stephens recalls his memories of growing up in Atlanta, Georgia during the early twentieth century and life after moving to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1922. He describes selling newspapers as a boy and his career working in the freight transport industry, as well as his memories of Charlotte, including visiting ice cream parlors, riding streetcars for transportation and watching movies at the movie theater.

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.

Stephens, Roger A. (Roger Albert), 1905-1991

Middle managers
Depressions
Street-railroads
Amusements
Fires
City and town life

North Carolina--Charlotte
Georgia--Atlanta

Interviews
Oral histories

1910-1980

Ed Perzel WSOC project on twentieth century Charlotte

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