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Elizabeth R. Herbert recounts her childhood in Sumter, South Carolina during the early twentieth century and her memories of married life in Charlotte, North Carolina as the wife of a Methodist minister. She describes delivering water to soldiers practicing drills as a child during World War I and taking soup to sick soldiers during the 1918 flu pandemic. She also shares details about her Methodist faith, her husband's career, and the history of Methodism and Methodist churches in the region.

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Title
Elizabeth R. Herbert oral history interview, 1979 May 23
Creator
Herbert, Elizabeth R. (Elizabeth Russell), 1908-2010, interviewee
Contributor
White, Jane, interviewer
Date (Text)
1979-05-23
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 (9:36) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (7 pages : PDF)
Biographical/Historical Note
Elizabeth R. Herbert was a 71-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in St. Stephen, South Carolina in 1908. She completed college and was employed as a homemaker. She served in a volunteer capacity alongside her husband in the Methodist Church.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:1573
System Control No.
OH-HE0079
Subject (Person)
Herbert, Elizabeth R. (Elizabeth Russell), 1908-2010
Subject (Corporate)
Myers Park United Methodist Church (Charlotte, N.C.)
First United Methodist Church (Charlotte, N.C.)
Subject (Meeting or Event Name)
World War (1914-1918)
Subject (Topic)
Methodist Church
Families--Religious life
City and town life
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Myers Park
North Carolina--Charlotte--Wesley Heights
Subject (Occupation)
Homemakers
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. Interview originally recorded on reel to reel, duplicate audio analog cassette digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
2016-04-21

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