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Title
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Charles R. Collie oral history interview, 2004 November 11
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Interviewee
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Collie, Charles R., Sr., 1924-
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Interviewer
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Wright, Christina
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Contributor
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Collie, Wayne
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Place of Publication
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Charlotte, North Carolina
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Publisher
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J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Date of Interview
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2004-11-11
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Physical Description
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1 audio file (1:04:55) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (31 pages : PDF)
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Object Type
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sound recording-nonmusical
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Genre
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spoken word
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Language
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eng
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Interviewee Biography
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Charles Collie was a 80-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place at J. Murrey Atkins Library at UNC Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Charlotte in 1924. He was educated at Central High School and Charlotte Bible College, was employed in the U.S. Army, and later owned an appliance store.
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Abstract
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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 a 13-year-old boy voluntarily running the streetcar information booth, and on occasion driving a car with the assistance of a motorman. He also discusses his father's involvement with Car 85 and alludes to his father's diary. Collie also shares memories of growing up on Tremont Avenue in Dilworth.
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Digital Object Notes
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MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on minidisc and reformatted using a Digidesign 003 rack.
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Interviewee Occupations
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Businesspeople
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Subjects--Names
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Collie, Charles R., Sr., 1924-
Collie, Alexander G., 1886-1945
Morrison, Cameron, 1869-1953
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Subjects--Organizations
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Southern Public Utilities Company
Duke Energy
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Subjects--Topics
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Cable cars (Streetcars)
Livestock
Hunting
Household appliances, Electric
City and town life
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Subjects--Geographic
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North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Dilworth
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Subjects--Genre
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Interviews
Oral histories
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Coverage--Dates
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1920-2010
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Digital Collection Title
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Charlotte regional oral history
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Rights
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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.
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Internet Media Type
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audio/mpeg
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Identifier
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OH-CO0317
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Handle URL
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2212
