University of North Carolina at Asheville
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Title |
Charlotte Young Oral History |
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Creator |
Charlotte Young |
| Alt. Creator | Interviewer: Dr. Louis D. Silveri |
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Subject |
Education,
Rural -- North Carolina Community and school -- Appalachian Region, Southern Appalachian Region, Southern -- Poetry Mountain life -- Poetry Women -- Appalachian Region Folk songs -- Appalachian Region, Southern Ballads, English -- United States |
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Subject |
Olive Tilford Dargan,.Thomas Wolfe, ; Music ; Appalachian culture ; Mountain ballads ; Poetry Council ; Federal Writers Project ; Civil War ; Hominy Valley ; Education ; Religion ; Literature Poetry ; Women’s Rights |
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Description |
Charlotte Young talks about her family and her teaching career. Her comments about her career illustrate the nature of education during the period, the difficulties and discrimination experienced by females, and the gradual improvement in requirements demanded of public school teachers. Young also comments on mountain ballads and music, describes her stint of service with the Federal Writers Project during the 1930's, and traces the beginnings, late in her life, of her career as a poet. Young published her first book of poetry in 1953, and since then has been writing and publishing volumes, while becoming active in the Poetry Council, on which she serves as a staff member. The interview includes reflections on several other writers, including Tom Wolfe and Olive Tilford Dargan. |
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Publisher |
D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville, NC, 28804 |
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Contributor |
Charlotte Young |
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Date |
Electronic Record Issued: 2001-07-26 |
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Type |
Sound ; Text |
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Format |
TRANSCRIPT ( 1975-06-26) AND TRANSCRIPT (1975-08-20)95 double-spaced pages ; 4 reel to reel tapes ; 2 audio cassettes |
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Identifier |
http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/SHRC/young.html |
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Source |
Louis D. Silveri Oral History Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804 |
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Language |
English |
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Relation |
Charlotte Young Manuscript Collection,
Special Collections UNC Asheville ; SHRC Virginia Schreiber Oral History,
Southern Appalachian Writers
http://www.heritagewnc.org/WNC_writers/Default.htm , |
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Coverage |
1878 - 1985 |
| Rights | No restrictions ; 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. |
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Acquisition |
Donor number: 23 ; Date of acquisition: August, 1977 |
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Processed By |
Southern Highlands Research Center staff , 1978 ; Special Collections staff, 2001 |
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Interview Date |
1975-06-26 and 1975-08-20 |
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Biography |
Charlotte Young was born on June 11, 1878 and died August 29, 1985. She grew up in Hominy Valley near Asheville, N.C., in the late 19th century. Her father fought in the Civil War, returned to Western North Carolina, and pursued careers in teaching, farming and preaching. Charlotte Young began teaching in 1898 in Oak Grove, Tenn., and for many years taught and served as principal in numerous schools in various states. Young was also an author who published regular articles in the Asheville Citizen and from 1953 to 1984 published six books of poetry. Charlotte Young was instrumental in founding the North Carolina Poetry Society. |
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