- Collection:
- Social Change Collection
- Title:
- Charles H. McTier oral history interview, 2012-07-19
- Creator:
- McTier, Charles H.
- Contributor to Resource:
- Newman, Harvey K.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 2012-07-19
- Subject:
- Education
Politics
Philanthropism
Philanthropists
Religious communities
Atlanta (Ga.)
Emory University - People:
- Woodruff, Robert Winship
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews
digital audio formats - Type:
- Still Image
Sound - Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- Charles “Pete” McTier is a retired Trustee and past President of the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Lettie Pate Evans Foundation, Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation, and Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation. He currently serves as a Director of Coca-Cola FEMSA, SA de CV, and the CDC Foundation, and is a member of the board of the Georgia Research Alliance, the Pediatric Center Board of Children’s Healthcare, and Emory University.
In this interview, Charles McTier discusses his early life in Atlanta and the city's growth. He describes the impact of Emory University and the Woodruff Foundation on the city's development. He talks about the Atlanta Way and its future in the city, as well as Andrew Young's role in shaping Atlanta. He discusses the city's contribution to civil rights and the work that remains for the city's leaders. - Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/schange/id/856
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/schange:856/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright to this item is owned by Georgia State University Library. Georgia State University Library has made this item available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. For more information see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- McTier, Charles interviewed by Harvey Newman July 19, 2011, Harvey Newman Papers, Social Change Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State Unvirsity Library.
- Extent:
- 01:46:23
- Original Collection:
- Harvey Newman Papers
Social Change Collection - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
