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Roger A. Stephens recalls his memories of growing up in Atlanta, Georgia during the early twentieth century and life after moving to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1922. He describes selling newspapers as a boy and his career working in the freight transport industry, as well as his memories of Charlotte, including visiting ice cream parlors, riding streetcars for transportation and watching movies at the movie theater.

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Title
Roger A. Stephens oral history interview, 1979 October 23
Creator
Stephens, Roger A. (Roger Albert), 1905-1991, interviewee
Contributor
Reynolds, Elizabeth, 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 (17:34) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (10 pages : PDF)
Biographical/Historical Note
Roger A. Stephens was a 74-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1905 and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. He completed the tenth grade and was employed with Southeastern Express and with Fredrickson Motor Express.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:1817
System Control No.
OH-ST0156
Subject (Person)
Stephens, Roger A. (Roger Albert), 1905-1991
Subject (Topic)
Depressions
Street-railroads
Amusements
Fires
City and town life
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Charlotte
Georgia--Atlanta
Subject (Occupation)
Middle managers
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.
2016-05-13

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