Oral history interview with Nancy Brown Tysor, October 19, 1999 [electronic resource] : interview K-0811, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007).
At the time of this interview, in 1999, Nancy Brown Tysor was working at the Farmer's Alliance Store in Siler City, North Carolina. Tysor has spent her entire life in Chatham County, and in this interview she describes some of the changes she has seen from behind the counter. These changes include an aging population and an influx of big-box retailers, both of which are altering the face of Siler City. This interview offers a brief portrait of a community struggling with new challenges as its young people depart.
Electronic resources
Record details
- Edition: Electronic edition
- Publisher: [Chapel Hill, N.C.] : University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2007.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Duration: 00:45:10.Interview participants: Nancy Brown Tysor, interviewee; Bruce E. Baker, interviewer.Text encoded by Jennifer Joyner. Sound recordings digitized by Aaron Smithers.This electronic edition is part of the UNC-CH digital library, Documenting the American South. It is a part of the collection Oral histories of the American South.Title from menu page (viewed on July 10, 2008).
- Type of Computer File or Data Note:
- Text (HTML and XML/TEI source file) and audio (MP3); 2 files: ca. 76.3 kilobytes, 82.7 megabytes.
- Original Version Note:
- Original version: Southern Oral History Program Collection, (#4007), Series K., Southern communities, interview K-0811, Manuscripts Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Original transcript: 25 p.
- Funding Information Note:
- Funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services supported the electronic publication of this interview.
- System Details Note:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Web browser with Javascript enabled and multimedia player.
