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Velma Perry and Laura Reeves - On the Carolina Inn
Interviewed by Gretchen Case and Maria Karres on September 15, 1989
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Oral history interview of Perry, Velma conducted by Case, Gretchen on September 15, 1989.
Citation: “Velma Perry and Laura Reeves - On the Carolina Inn,” From the Rock Wall, accessed November 21, 2024, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/velma-perry-and-laura-reeves-on-the-carolina-inn.
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