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Cultivating Common Ground community garden project

 Collection
Identifier: OH-CG
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Scope and Contents

For the Cultivating Common Ground project, middle and high school youth from the Wilmore neighborhood in Charlotte, NC, interviewed the senior citizens who work in their neighborhood's community garden. The teens documented the seniors' life stories and their interest in gardening on video and audio and also through photography.

Dates

  • Creation: 2001 - 2002

Conditions Governing Access

Original audiovisual materials closed to patron use.

Historical Note

The project was funded by a grant from the Community Cultural Connections Program of the Arts & Science Council, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Inc. and the Grassroots Grant Program of the North Carolina Arts Council. Additional support came from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, The Enterprise Foundation, the Junior League of Charlotte, Winghaven Gardens and private donors. June Blotnick, currently Executive Director of Clean Air Carolina, was the director of the project.

Extent

11 Interviews

Language of Materials

English

English

Title
Cultivating Common Ground Community Garden Oral History Project
Date
December 2017
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English

Repository Details

Part of the Oral Histories, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, UNC Charlotte Repository

Contact:
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte NC 28223 United States

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