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Johnston V. McCall describes growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina during the early twentieth century as the son of former Charlotte mayor (1899-1901) Johnson D. McCall. Topics discussed include stories about notable Charlotte residents, including mayor Thomas Leroy Kirkpatrick; time spent at Camp Greene during World War I; and working after retirement as a teacher of languages at Queens College. Mr. McCall also recounts several visits to Charlotte by President Woodrow Wilson.

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Title
Johnston V. McCall oral history interview, 1979 May 24
Creator
McCall, Johnston V. (Johnston Vannoy), 1902-1993, interviewee
Contributor
Causby, Anna, interviewer
McCall, Alice M. (Alice Murray), 1912-2006, contributor
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 (10:06) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (5 pages : PDF)
Biographical/Historical Note
Johnston V. McCall was a 77-year-old man at the time of interview. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1902. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was employed as a language instructor and as the Chief of Translation in the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:1565
System Control No.
OH-MC0105
Subject (Person)
McCall, Johnston V. (Johnston Vannoy), 1902-1993
Kirkpatrick, T. L. (Thomas LeRoy), 1877-1946
McCall, J. D. (Johnson D.)
Subject (Meeting or Event Name)
World War (1914-1918)
Subject (Topic)
Mayors
City and town life
Strikes and lockouts--Civil service
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Camp Greene
Subject (Occupation)
Civil service--Employees
Language teachers
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.
2016-05-09
Related Interviews Note
Alice M. McCall oral history interview, 1979 May 24, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (http://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A450)

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