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Aggregator	ABE leaders municipal clubs
Tag	Oral History - William and Mary Duckworth 395
Title	Duckworth, William and Mary
Oral History Identifier	OH-VOA D83 Wi
Collection URL	http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/VOA/D_H/Duckworth_W&M.html
Creator Interviewee	William and Mary Duckworth
Creator Interviewer	Dorothy Joynes
Date of Interview	2005-06-20
Interview Location	32 Maywood Road, Asheville, NC
Date Digital	2005-06-20
Subject	Keyword: Preservation Society ; March of Dimes ; Department of Transportation ; Housing Authority ; Asheville Airport ; Mountain Youth Jamboree ; Grace School LCSH: Duckworth, William Duckworth, Mary Asheville (N.C.) -- History Politics and government -- North Carolina -- Asheville Real estate agents -- North Carolina -- Asheville Real property -- Valuation -- North Carolina
Description	Abstract: Bill Duckworth discusses his experiences working in the real estate and appraisal business, and describes his involvement with the March of Dimes, the Department of Transportation, the Veterans Administration and the Federal Housing Authority. He outlines the contributions that Weldon Weir made to Asheville. He discusses particular projects in which he was involved, and lists changes that have occurred in the city over the years. He talks about the Downtown City Club, and describes other important city buildings. He discusses his involvement with the City Council, and serving on the Board of Adjustments under the Planning and Zoning Board. Mary discusses her involvement with the Preservation Society, which she was instrumental in starting, and served as President.
Publisher	D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina Asheville
Contributors	Duckworth, William and Mary
Type	Sound ; Text ; Image
Format	20-page abstract ; 2 90-minute audiocassettes and 2 copies ; 22 color photographs ; newspaper articles and brochures
Source	Voices of Asheville Oral History Collection
Language	English
Coverage-Temporal	1940's-1992
Coverage-Spatial	Asheville, NC
Rights-Access Rights	No restrictions: Copyright retained by the authors of certain items in the collection or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law
Date Acquired	1998
Relation	VOA Richard Wood Oral History ; VOA Roger McGuire Oral History

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