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Interview no. | R-0103 |
Restrictions | No restrictions. Open to research. |
Project | R.10. Special Research Projects: Carol Woods Retirement Community, Chapel Hill, N.C. |
Project description | Interviews, 1998-1999, conducted by members of the Carol Woods Residents Association, with residents and staff members of Carol Woods, an accredited, not-for-profit continuing care retirement community in Chapel Hill, N.C., on the 20th anniversary of its founding. Interviews document the founding and early history of the institution and were used by Iris Friederich in her Pioneering at Carol Woods (2000), a copy of which is included with the interviews. |
Date | August 31, 1998 |
Interviewee | Willis, Gertrude. |
Interviewee occupation | Unknown |
Interviewee DOB | Unknown |
Interviewee ethnicity | Unidentified |
Interviewer | Campbell, Janet. |
Abstract | Life before Carol Woods; being part of the founders fund of Carol Woods; planning and building decisions made after the groundbreaking in 1977; drainage and landscaping problems after moving in in 1979; setting up activities and electing residents committee; taking over the Thursday night programs; poor food early on; the health center in the beginning; her husband in the health center; problems with Carol Woods; helping to get Carol Woods accredited; the concerts at Carol Woods. |
Subject Topical | Retirement communities--North Carolina. |
Subject Name |
Carol Woods Retirement Community (Chapel Hill, N.C.) Willis, Gertrude. |
Citation | Interview with [interviewee name] by [interviewer name], [interview date] [interview number], in the Southern Oral History Program Collection #4007, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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Interview no. | R0103_Audio_1 |