Writing Our Own History essays
Collection
Identifier: MS0185
Scope and Contents
The collection contains essays written by senior citizens in Charlotte about their experiences during the Great Depression, Prohibition and World War II.
Dates
- 1992 - 1994
Creator
- Central Piedmont Community College (Charlotte, N.C.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Biographical / Historical
Writing Our Own History Essays was part of a course sponsored by the Shepherd's Center and Central Piedmont Community College and taught by Margaret Bigger in 1992-1994. In this project, senior citizens in Charlotte wrote essays describing their personal experiences during important events in the 20th century, such as Prohibition, the Depression and World War II.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Language
English
Overview
Original handwritten and typed copies of essays written by Charlotte senior citizens in courses sponsored by the Shepherd's Center and Central Piedmont Community College and taught by Margaret Bigger in 1992-94. These are personal accounts of growing up during the Prohibition era and the Depression and of life during World War II.
Arrangement
Box:Folder Contents : 1. DEPRESSION (1992): includes a copy of "The Great Depression--We Survived!" and the original handwritten and typewritten manuscripts. 2. PROHIBITION (1994): includes original handwritten and typewritten manuscripts for class entitled, "Prohibition Didn't End in '33." Of interest is an essay about the Piedmont and Northern Railway by Florine Ledford Olive entitled, "The Moonshine Express." 3. WORLD WAR II (1993): includes a copy of "World War II--It Changed Us Forever" (folder 2) and the original handwritten and typewritten manuscripts (folders 3-4).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifts of Margaret Bigger, 1992-94
Processing Information
Processed by Randy Penninger, 1994.
Creator
- Central Piedmont Community College (Charlotte, N.C.) (Organization)
- Bigger, Margaret G. (Person)
- Title
- Writing Our Own History essays
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Randy Penninger
- Date
- 1994
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, UNC Charlotte Repository
Contact:
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte 28223 United Stated
spec-coll@uncc.edu
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte 28223 United Stated
spec-coll@uncc.edu