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Blanche Leak Gluyas describes her work as a stenographer for Southern Bell in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1900s and 1910s and as a secretary with the State Department during World War II. Other topics discussed include prominent families in Charlotte, the development and expansion of the city, working women during the early and mid-twentieth century, and churches in Charlotte.

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Title
Blanche Leak Gluyas oral history interview 1, 1979 May 23
Creator
Gluyas, Blanche Leak, 1889-1989, 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 (41:12) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (18 pages : PDF)
Biographical/Historical Note
Blanche Leak Gluyas was a 90-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Shelby, North Carolina in 1889. She earned a high school diploma and attended King's Business College, and was employed as a stenographer with Southern Bell Telephone Company and as a secretary with the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:1616
System Control No.
OH-GL0066
Subject (Person)
Gluyas, Blanche Leak, 1889-1989
Subject (Corporate)
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
United States. Department of State
Subject (Meeting or Event Name)
World War (1939-1945)
Subject (Topic)
Stenographers
Telecommunication
Women employees
Manners and customs
Cities and towns--Growth
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Charlotte
Washington (D.C.)
Mississippi--Jackson
Subject (Occupation)
Secretaries
Stenographers
Subject (Date)
1890-1980
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.
2016-04-20
Related Interviews Note
Blanche Gluyas oral history interview 2, May 25, 1979, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (http://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A1607)

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