Oral history interview with Raymond Wheeler, 1978 June 1 and July 17.

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Oral history interview with Raymond Wheeler, 1978 June 1 and July 17.

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Interview with Raymond Wheeler concerning his experiences as a manager of McClurkan Properties and Industrial Credit Corporation, and owner and operator of an insurance company in Denton, Texas. Wheeler discusses his family background and education, his experience as a credit manager for a wholesale grocery, organizing a personal (merchant endorsed) loan company in 1938, and dealing with the loan company's growth, problems, and strengths. He also talks about McClurkan Properties, explains his views on local ownership vs. chain ownership, and shares his views concerning community growth. Wheeler speaks about the establishment and operation of his insurance agency, the sale of McClurkan Properties, the sale of his own business, desegregation of Denton public schools during his presidency of the school board, and the reasons for his business success.

59 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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SNAC Resource ID: 6816939

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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North Texas State University. Oral History Collection.

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Texas Business Oral History Project.

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McClurkan Properties (Firm)

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Jenkins, Floyd

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Wheeler, Raymond, 1919-1982

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Raymond Wheeler of Charlotte, N.C., was an internist, civil rights activist, and advocate of better health care and nutrition for the poor, especially in the South. From the description of Raymond Wheeler papers, 1936-1982 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25814407 Raymond Milner Wheeler was born on 30 September 1919, in Farmville, North Carolina. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1939, and his M.D. from...