Perryman, Julia Royals, 1926-2009

Franklin, Lindsay P.

Charlotte, North Carolina

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

1997-09-26

1 audio file (51:17) : digital, MP3

Audio

spoken word

eng

Julia R. Perryman was a 71-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in her home in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Thomasville, North Carolina in 1926. She was educated at Thomasboro High School and St. Leo’s School of Nursing, and was employed as a nurse.

Julia Perryman recalls her experience growing up in Thomasville, North Carolina in the 1930s and 1940s. She discusses the difficult financial hardships that her family endured after her father was left paralyzed following an illness and could no longer serve as the family breadwinner. Despite these challenges, Mrs. Perryman describes how her mother provided for the family and how members of the community gave them support. She explains that her childhood dream was to become a nurse, and that during World War II a government program enabled her to go to nursing school. Following the war, she worked in a general practitioner's office and she talks about her first-hand experience in treating victims suffering from the polio epidemic and assisting with baby deliveries and wellness check-ups. Mrs. Perryman concludes by discussing her commitment to serving the needy in her community and emphasizes the importance of serving and caring for others.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.

Mechanical noise throughout interview.

Perryman, Julia Royals, 1926-2009

World War (1939-1945)

Nurses
Depressions
Families--Economic aspects
Families--Social life and customs
Nursing
Poliomyelitis

North Carolina--Thomasville

Interviews
Oral histories

1920-2000

David Goldfield student project on change in the Charlotte region

Living Charlotte : the postwar development of a New South city

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