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Mary Kate Newell recounts moving to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1914 from Atlanta, Georgia to attend nurse training school at Presbyterian Hospital, where she was later employed. Topics discussed include the doctors she worked with, advancement of medical practices during the twentieth century, inclement weather events and Charlotte's growth.

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Title
Mary Kate B. Newell oral history interview, 1979 May 24
Creator
Newell, Mary Kate B. (Mary Kate Banton), 1894-1988, interviewee
Contributor
White, Jane, interviewer
Date (Text)
1979-05-24
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 (16:33) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (11 pages : PDF)
Biographical/Historical Note
Mary Kate Newell was a 84-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Cartersville, Georgia in 1894. She received training for and was employed as a nurse at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:1548
System Control No.
OH-NE0116
Subject (Person)
Newell, Mary Kate B. (Mary Kate Banton), 1894-1988
Subject (Corporate)
Presbyterian Hospital (Charlotte, N.C.)
Charlotte Memorial Hospital (Charlotte, N.C.)
Subject (Topic)
Hospitals--Administration
Manners and customs
Cities and towns--Growth
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Charlotte
Georgia--Atlanta
Subject (Occupation)
Nurses
Subject (Date)
1910-1980
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 file. Interview originally recorded on reel to reel, duplicate audio analog cassette digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
2016-05-11

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