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Mary Farr discusses her Christian faith and her memories of life during World War II. Other topics include her first history course and her belief that Americans were turning away from religion at the time of interview.

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Title
Mary Farr oral history interview, 1979 October 23
Creator
Farr, Mary, 1916-2007, interviewee
Contributor
Perzel, Edward Spaulding, interviewer
Date (Text)
1979-10-23
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 (6:04) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (4 pages : PDF)
Biographical/Historical Note
Mary Farr was a 63-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in 1916 in Savannah, Georgia. She was educated at the University of Georgia and was employed as a teacher in the Savannah Georgia School System.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:1571
System Control No.
OH-FA0058
Subject (Person)
Farr, Mary, 1916-2007
Subject (Meeting or Event Name)
World War (1939-1945)
Subject (Topic)
Christianity
Christian life
Geographic Coverage
Georgia
Georgia--Savannah
Subject (Occupation)
Teachers
Subject (Date)
1930-1980
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.
2016-04-15

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