I’m interested in doing more to preserve and investigate the histories of industries and business firms in the region around Charlotte, NC. As part of this effort, I’ve started a series of oral history interviews with local business leaders and employees. Here are three of those interviews, which are available online, via the Special Collections department of Atkins Library at UNC Charlotte:
Interview of William “Bill” Gorelick, former president, Capitol Finance Group
Interview of Charles T. “Charlie” Davidson, former president, J.A. Jones Construction Co.
As a graduate student, I became the principal compiler of a dictionary of Chicago business firms, part of the Encyclopedia of Chicago.