University of North Carolina at Asheville
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Title |
Charles Buchanan Oral History |
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Creator |
Sylvia Robin for Voices of Asheville Oral History Collection |
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Description |
Abstract: Buchanan discusses life in Asheville during the Depression, when he was a child. He describes his early education, walking to school, living without electricity, and hunting to provide food for the family. He discusses his experience in the Army, as well as various other jobs he has held. He talks about his children and grandchildren. |
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Publisher |
D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville, NC, 28804 |
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Contributor |
Buchanan, Charles (1938-) |
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Date |
Electronic Record Issued: 2002-03-28 |
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Sound ; Text ; Image |
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Format |
Physical Description: 3-page abstract ; 1 90-minute audiocassette and 1 copy ; 1 color photograph ; newspaper articles |
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Identifier |
http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/VOA/A_C/Buchanan_C.html |
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Source |
OH-VOA B83 Ch |
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Language |
English |
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Relation |
References: none |
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Coverage |
1930's-1993 ; Asheville, NC ; Barnardsville, NC |
| Rights | No restrictions: 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: 146 ; Date of acquisition: 1998 |
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Processed By |
Sylvia Robin, Ruth Beard and staff |
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Interview Date |
1993-06-23 |
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Interview Location |
1 Battle Square, Asheville, NC |
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Biography |
Buchanan was born in Barnardsville, NC, and spent his life there and in Asheville. He quit school in the sixth grade, earning his GED later when he was drafted into the Army. After his service in the army, he had various jobs, working for the city, at a construction company, a bakery, an electrical company, etc. He has five children and two grandchildren. |
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List of names |
[1/329] Buchanan, Doris [1/155] Carson, Miss Queen [1/155] Gardner, Miss [1/270] Haynes, M.B. [1/116] Queen Carson School [1/71] Rogers, Mary Louise Buchanan [1/38] Walden, Marjorie Rogers |
Side 1:[008] Birthplace: Barnardsville, NC; Asheville, NC until 12; then Barnardsville until 17; then back to Asheville. [038] Mother from Asheville; Stepfather from Barnardsville; father from Spruce Pine. [Marjorie Rogers Walden] [050] Early memories of Asheville during Depression [060] Quit school in 6th grade. GED in Army [071] Sister, 2 yrs younger. [Mary Louise Buchanan] [086] Grandfather sold kindling from pushcart. [Rogers] [112] Four or five schools in Barnardsville area. [116] Queen Carson School in Asheville. Mother and uncles attended, too. [Queen Carson School] [155] Miss Carson, principal; Miss Gardner, teacher. [Miss Carson, Miss Gardner] [178] Walked to school; no electricity, no running water, no radio. [198] Battery radio; Grand Ol' Opry. [205] No toys, no shoes; fishing, hunting. [220] Hunting; meat on table; garden. [234] No auto; walked to store. [243] Stepfather's social security; mother, ill; emphysema; smoking [258] Emphysema; sand-blasting. [263] Worked for city. [268] Drafted into army. [270] Electrical Co., M.B. Haynes. [M.B. Haynes] [280] Married, with baby; work for construction company, bakery, plant work. [307] First child born while in army; Fort Bragg, 1961-63 in Fayetteville. [316] Five children: 2 girls, 3 boys, 2 grandchildren. [329] Met wife when she lived up above a friend's house. [wife: Doris Buchanan] [348] Downtown Asheville in the old days. [386] Before integration. [414] Skating rink on Biltmore Avenue. [429] No thoughts about the future. [446] The "cut" in the mountain; traffic. [465] "I learned on my own, the hard way." [527] Daughter in sports; a boxer, "tough man" contest. [540] Happy life; fun when the kids were all home. [553] Fishing and hunting with the boys. |
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