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Victoria K. Moore shares her memories of growing up in the South during the early 1900s and gives account of her varied experiences as a domestic worker in New York, Charlotte, North Carolina, and parts of South Carolina. Other topics discussed include living during the Great Depression, segregation, family relations and her thoughts on gender equality.

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Title
Victoria K. Moore oral history interview, 1979 May 25
Creator
Moore, Victoria K., 1911, interviewee
Contributor
Perzel, Edward Spaulding, interviewer
Date (Text)
1979-05-25
Place of Creation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Extent
1 audio file (28:17) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (14 pages : PDF)
Biographical/Historical Note
Victoria K. Moore was a 68-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Bishopville, South Carolina in 1911. She completed the third grade and was employed as a domestic worker and hotelkeeper.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:1501
System Control No.
OH-MO0114
Subject (Person)
Moore, Victoria K., 1911-
Subject (Topic)
Depressions
African Americans--Segregation
African American women--Employment
Families--Social life and customs
Women household employees--Social conditions
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Charlotte
New York (State)--New York
South Carolina--Bishopville
South Carolina--Kershaw
South Carolina--Camden
Subject (Occupation)
Hotelkeepers
Household employees
Subject (Date)
1900-1980
Type
Audio
Format
spoken word
Interviews
Oral histories
Language
English
Grant Information
Digitization made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
Usage Statement
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Copyright Holder
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Record Appears in
Oral History Collections > Ed Perzel WSOC Project on Twentieth Century Charlotte
Internet Mime Type
audio/mpeg
Location of Original
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Reproduction Note
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.
2016-05-11
Condition
Another voice can be heard in background. Static in recording.

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