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Oral History Interview with Mattie Bell and Earl Cavenaugh, December 7, 1999. Interview K-0282. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)

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The Red Cross helps the Cavenaughs deal with their devastated home

Mattie Cavenaugh remembers having to discard the contents of her freezer—the Red Cross told her to do so and gave the family some disinfectant with which to treat their house. The Cavenaughs are grateful to the Red Cross for its help.

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Interviewers	Charles Thompson
	Rob Amberg
	Charles Thompson
Interviewees	Earl Cavenaugh
	Mattie Bell Cavenaugh
Excerpt Length	0:01:36
Start Time	00:39:59
Stop Time	00:41:35
Subjects	Environmental Transformations > NATURAL ENVIRONMENT > Natural Disasters Southern Women > FAMILY AND DOMESTIC SPHERE > Health Care

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Oral History Interview with Mattie Bell and Earl Cavenaugh, December 7, 1999. Interview K-0282. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) in the Southern Oral History Program Collection, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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