Items

• Book of Descendants of Samuel Gilmer

  Book of Descendants of Samuel Gilmer
  

• Merritt Family genealogy

  Merritt Family genealogy
  

• Letter from Robert Merritt to Employees of the Renfro Hosiery Mills Company

  Letter from Robert Merritt to Employees of the Renfro Hosiery Mills Company after the Flood of 1979
  

• Bill Gilliam Remembers

  Interview with Bill Gilliam conducted by Robert Merritt
  

• Interview with Wilber and Pauline Moseley

  Interview with Wilber and Pauline Moseley conducted by Robert Merritt on June 4, 1996.The couple discusses working at Renfro Hosiery Mills. Wilber started working there at age 14 in 1929. Wilber served in the Navy during World War II and returned to the mill after the war. Audio is in two parts.
  

• Interview with Monroe Dodd

  Interview with Monroe Dodd conducted by Robert Merritt on February 16, 1996. Interview discusses Dodd's life. He was born in Pilot Mountain and then moved to Mount Airy after his father's death in 1919 from the Spanish flu. He was one of eight children (four boys and four girls). Focus is on the experience of African-Americans in Mount Airy in the first half of the 20th century, including experiencing segregation at public facilities and restaurants in town. Dodd served in the army during World War II, travelling to several bases in the US (Fort Bragg, Fort Lee in VA, CA and NJ) and then went to Europe (Scotland, Belgium, Germany). He also discusses segregation in the military and how it was different in Europe versus the United States. Black cemetaries in Mount Airy are also discussed near the end of the interview. Audio is in two parts.
  

• Interview with Ruth Minick

  Ruth Minick, interviewed by Robert Merritt on March 19, 1999. Ruth Minick became a local historian for Mount Airy after her retirement. She was born and raised in Mount Airy. Her interview mostly discusses her research into the history of Mount Airy. Audio is in two parts.
  

• "Trinity Episcopal Church, Mount Airy, NC"

  Notebook documenting the history of First Presbyterian Church in Mount Airy, NC. Includes National Register Nomination, articles, personal anecdotes, and other historical information related to Trinity Episcopal Church History.