Les Todd, 2014-09-13

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Les Todd interview (includes transcript)

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Keeping Watch: City of Creeks includes video interviews with individuals, pairs, and groups of people about their experiences with Charlotte Mecklenburg creeks and rivers. The interviews were conducted by history graduate student Tenille Todd in cooperation with Mary Newsom, Associate Director of Urban and Regional Affairs at the Urban Institute. The interviews were part of Keeping Watch, a three-year initiative (2014-2016) led by the Urban Institute, the College of Arts and Architecture, and independent arts curator, June Lambla of Lambla artWORKS. The interdisciplinary project invited artists, historians, writers, scientists and environmental groups to engage the public around environmental issues.

Dates

Creation: 2014-09-13

Creator

From the Collection: University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Urban Institute (Organization)
From the Collection: Newsom, Mary (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Original audiovisual materials are closed to patron use. Please contact Special Collections to request the creation of use copies for particular items; requests will be accommodated when possible. The remaining materials are open for research.

Biographical Note

Les Todd was a 62-year-old man at the time of this interview, which took place at the home of Frankie Alexander in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and educated at Myers Park High School and North Carolina State University. He was employed as a farmer and citrus grower.

Extent

6 Minutes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Lester Todd, father of interviewer Tenille Todd, who grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina near Freedom Park, remembers playing in Little Sugar Creek as a child. He refers to Little Sugar Creek as "Sugar Creek," which was common in Charlotte for much of the 20th century.