Julian Price was a businessman, journalist, and civic leader. A native of Greensboro, NC, Price was the grandson of Jefferson Standard Insurance executive Julian Price (1867-1946). Price lived in Asheville, NC, from 1990 until his death in 2001, using his extensive wealth and philanthropic spirit to fuel a revitalization of Asheville’s downtown. Price was very interested in radio and print journalism, and recorded a number of interviews for broadcast on public radio stations. This collection contains over 50 cassette recordings of Price’s radio programs.
Analog audiocassette, Optical disc (Including CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, VCD), Text document, Photographic negative, Photographic print, and VHS (including SVHS and VHS-C)
Carrier types:
Audiocassette, Computer disc, Sheet, Filmstrip, and Videocassette
Indexing terms:
Asheville, NC
Languages:
English
Genres:
Oral histories and Radio programs
Access statement:
There are typed abstracts of each radio program that identify the topic, speakers, and date, if known. These are on the finding aid.
Usage statement:
Permission required from Special Collections, UNC Asheville, to duplicate or publish any material from interviews.
Inventory description:
HTML finding aid
Supporting documentation:
There are typed abstracts of each radio program that identify the topic, speakers, and date, if known. These are on the finding aid.
Historical relevance:
Julian Price was an entrepreneur involved in a number of public and civic projects in North Carolina. He was interested in documenting changes in society and preserving the environment of North Carolina.
Condition note:
Playable with proper equipment
Notes:
The finding aid lists dates of radio interviews when known. Otherwise the interviews are noted as undated.