Elder, Thereasea D. Clark (Thereasea Delerine Clark), 1927-2021

Rowe, Lolita

Allen, Bertha (Bertha Allen), 1954-

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2015-09-30

1 audio file (42:46) : Digital, MP3

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

eng

Thereasea D. Clark Elder was a 88-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in her home in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Charlotte in 1927. She was educated at West Charlotte Senior High School, Lincoln School of Nursing, and Freedom Hospital School of Nursing, where she conducted special studies in pediatrics; and she was employed as a nurse for 41 years at L. Richardson Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mecklenburg County Health Department, and Community Health Services.

Thereasea D. Clark Elder discusses the founding of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Black Heritage Committee in 1992 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Topics discussed include her motivation for creating the organization, founding members, the assistance of the Charlotte Post, specific work achieved such as the Thereasea Clark Elder Trailblazer Award, and other relevant organizations, including the Greenville Community Historic Society.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on Zoom H5 digital recorder with XY modular mic.

Nurses
Public health nurses

Elder, Thereasea D. Clark (Thereasea Delerine Clark), 1927-2021

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Black Heritage Committee (Charlotte, N.C.)
Charlotte Post (Charlotte, N.C.)
Greenville Community Historic Society (Charlotte, N.C.)
Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, inc.

African American history
Nonprofit organizations

North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Greenville
North Carolina--Charlotte--Second Ward

Interviews
Oral histories

1990-2020

Charlotte Regional Oral History

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Thereasea Delerine Elder oral history interview 1, 1993 June 25, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A332); Thereasea Delerine Elder oral history interview 2, 2001 May 9, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Thereasea Delerine Elder oral history interview 3, 2004 March 7, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Thereasea Delerine Elder oral history interview 4, 2004 March 19, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Thereasea D. Elder papers, circa 1930-2014, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/589)

OH-EL0594

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2616