Title: Frances Renfrow Doak and Charles Glenn Doak oral history interview, 1952

Identifier: OH0048   (https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/16844)

Description: Oral history interview conducted by Charles Doak, Jr., in 1952 with his parents, Charles Glenn and Frances Renfrow Doak. Major topics pertain to the family backgrounds of Mr. and Mrs. Doak, their courtship and marriage, and their early life together. Frances Renfrow Doak was active in the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs and campaigned for numerous Democratic candidates. She held various government positions, including assistant to Governor Charles B. Aycock. She also aired the first radio program by a woman in the South. Charles G. "Chick" Doak was a baseball coach and athletic director at North Carolina State University.