Alexander, Sarah Land, 1913-

Morrill, Dan L.

Alexander, Sarah Land, 1944-

Charlotte, North Carolina

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

2000-02-03

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Sarah Land Alexander Sr. was an 86-year-old woman at the time of the interview, which took place in her home in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Kentucky in 1913 and was employed as a teacher at Russell Caves School and Lafayette School in Kentucky. Sarah Land Alexander Jr. was a 55-year-old woman at the time of interview. She was born in 1944. She was educated at St. Andrews Prebyterian College and Appalachian State and was employed as a professor at University of South Carolina and at a technical school at Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Sarah Land Alexander Sr. and her daughter, Sarah Land Alexander Jr., talk about their lives and the history of the Alexander family farm in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mrs. Alexander Sr. describes how she met her husband, William Tasse 'Bill' Alexander, at a banquet for the Southeastern regional conference for teachers, married in 1943, and moved to Charlotte. Mrs. Alexander Sr. recounts where she was on D-Day and Mr. Alexander's time in World War II. She then discusses the farm that her husband grew up on, which had dairy cows and cotton, which tenant farms both black and white helped grow. Ms. Alexander Jr. explains the history of the family farm and how it changed over the years, particularly the barn. She also goes into detail about the different barns on the farm and how they were constructed. Ms. Alexander Jr. also discusses her mother's family history and her childhood.

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Alexander, Sarah Land, 1913-
Alexander, Sarah Land, 1944-
Alexander, William Tasse, 1904-1992

World War (1939-1945)

College teachers
Teachers
Families
Rich people
Genealogy
Family farms
Farm life
Cotton growing
Tenant farmers
Dairy farms
Barns
Dairy barns--Design and construction
Dairy barns
Farm equipment
Education

Kentucky
North Carolina--Mecklenburg County
North Carolina--Charlotte

Interviews
Oral histories

1900-2000

Charlotte Regional Oral History

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William T. Alexander oral history interview 1, 1992 Spring, OH-AL0007, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://goldmine.charlotte.edu/index/render/object/pid/uncc:8023/parentP...); William T. Alexander oral history interview 2, 1992 April 25, OH-AL0008, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://goldmine.charlotte.edu/index/render/object/pid/uncc:8016/parentP...); William T. Alexander oral history interview 3, 1992 Spring, OH-AL0009, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://goldmine.charlotte.edu/index/render/object/pid/uncc:8022/parentP...).

William Tasse Alexander Family papers, MS0256, J. Murrey Atkins Library, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/365.

OH-AL0006

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:8082