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Earl Stafford recounts memories of Charlotte, North Carolina after moving to Mecklenburg County in 1943. He discusses North Carolina's flood of 1916 and how it destroyed many communities in western North Carolina. Other topics include change in downtown Charlotte, his volunteer work with the Red Cross and other charitable organizations, and his personal experiences with former Charlotte mayor (1935-1941) Ben Douglas.

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Title
Earl Stafford oral history interview, 1979 May 22
Creator
Stafford, Earl, 1915-1982, interviewee
Contributor
Causby, Anna, interviewer
Date (Text)
1979-05-22
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 (12:49) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (6 pages : PDF)
Biographical/Historical Note
Earl Stafford was a 64-year-old man at the time of interview. He was born in 1915. He graduated from high school and was employed as a salesman of building materials and with a tire company.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:1540
System Control No.
OH-ST0155
Subject (Person)
Stafford, Earl, 1915-1982
Douglas, Ben E. (Ben Elbert), 1894-1981
Subject (Topic)
Floods
Voluntarism
City and town life
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Gaston County
North Carolina--Mecklenburg County
Subject (Occupation)
Sales personnel
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.
2016-05-13

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