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Title
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William Means Stewart, Jr., oral history interview 2, 2019 September 11
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Interviewee
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Stewart, William Means, Jr., 1917-
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Interviewer
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Eanes, Olivia
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Contributor
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Stewart, Dean
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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 & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Date of Interview
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2019-09-11
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Physical Description
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1 audio file (1:13:40) : Digital, MP3
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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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William Means Stewart, Jr. was a 102-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place in his home in Concord, North Carolina. He was born in Newell, North Carolina in 1917 and was educated at Newell High School and at Elon College. He was employed as an accountant at several companies in Charlotte, including but not limited to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, C. M. Allen Construction Company, Charlotte Memorial Hospital, and F. N. Thompson Construction Company.
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Abstract
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In this second of two interviews, William "Bill" Stewart describes the university area of Charlotte, North Carolina, from the 1960s to 2000s, discusses Charlotte College's and later Walmart's moves to the area, and shares his opinion about the college's presence and his involvement in convincing other landowners in the area to sell to the school. He briefly recalls his interactions with Bonnie Cone and Bruton Smith and describes his relationships with Dr. Herbert Hechenbleikner, Hugh McColl, John Belk, and Tom Belk, the latter of whom owned property adjacent to his own. He traces the trajectory of his accounting career from the time he returned from service in World War II until his retirement as a vice president with Charlotte-based F. N. Thompson Construction Company. Other companies he worked for included Eck and Eck, A. P. White, C. M. Allen Construction Company, the Charlotte public school system, and Charlotte Memorial Hospital. Mr. Stewart also shares brief anecdotes from his army days and concludes by expressing his thoughts on Charlotte's history and offering advice to those in younger generations.
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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 a Zoom H5 Handy Recorder with X Y modular mic
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Interviewee Occupations
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Accountants
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Subjects--Names
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Stewart, William Means, Jr., 1917-
Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
Hechenbleikner, Herbert, 1909-2004
Belk, John M., 1921-2007
Smith, Bruton, 1927-2022
McColl, Hugh L. (Hugh Leon), 1935-
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Subjects--Organizations
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Elon College (N.C.)
Charlotte College
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Subjects--Events
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World War, 1939-1945
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Subjects--Topics
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Accounting
Landowners--Attitudes
Construction industry
Cities and towns--Growth
Veterans
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Subjects--Geographic
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North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Harrisburg
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Subjects--Genre
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Interviews
Oral histories
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Coverage--Dates
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1940-2020
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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 Mr. Stewart and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Internet Media Type
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audio/mpeg
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Related Interviews
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William Means Stewart, Jr., oral history interview 1, 2019 August 1, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Identifier
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OH-ST0616
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Handle URL
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2824