University of North Carolina at Asheville
D. Hiden Ramsey Library
Special Collections/University Archives

Oral History Register
for

Asheville Urban Renewal Oral History Collection (AUR)

 

Title

 Asheville Urban Renewal Oral History Collection
Creator Special Collections, Ramsey Library, University of North Carolina at Asheville

Subject
LCSH:

Urban Renewal ---  Asheville, NC
Relocation (Housing) -- North Carolina -- Asheville
City planning -- North Carolina -- Asheville city planning
African-Americans-- Appalachian Region, Southern
African Americans -- Housing -- North Carolina -- Asheville -- History
 Minorities -- United States -- Economic conditions
Eminent domain -- North Carolina
   Asheville (N.C.) -- History

Subject
Keyword:

"Keeping the Promise"; East Riverside; East End/Valley ; Civic Redevelopment,; Model Cities Project; Montford; Haywood/Wall Street;

Description

The Asheville Urban Renewal Oral History Collection complements the Housing Authority of the City of  Asheville Manuscript Collection.  Oral Histories are conducted with specific subjects in mind.  This resulted in distinctive and differing Oral History sub-collections under the heading of the Asheville Urban Renewal Oral History Collection. The AUR Collection discusses topics such as African-Americans living in Asheville, relocation of residents, Asheville city planning  and  government eminent domain procedures.

Publisher

D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville, NC, 28804

Contributor

 Interviewers: Dependent upon the AUR collection

Date

Electronic Record Issued: 2009-04-15

Type

Sound ; Text

Format

1 OH carton with files for each Oral History

Identifier

http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/AUR/default_aur.html

Source

Asheville Urban Renewal Oral History Collection, D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville

Language

English

Relation

 Housing Authority of the City of  Asheville Manuscript Collection. 
 

Coverage

 1940s-present
Rights Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the authors of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Acquisition

Donor number: 353 ;  Date of acquisition: 2009-04-15

Processed By

 Special Collections staff

Interview Date

 Dependent upon the dates of the specific Oral Histories
Interview Location Dependent upon specific Oral History

Biography

  
Collections The Karen VanEman Oral History Collection The Housing Authority of Asheville Urban Renewal project,  is the backdrop for this study on African-Americans in Asheville, from the 1940s-2009. 
 

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