Colvard, Dean W., 1913-2007

Johnson, Jean

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

1996-05-31

1 audio file (0:26:20) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (9 pages : PDF)

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Dean Wallace Colvard was an 82-year-old man at the time of the interview, which took place at the Museum of the New South in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Grassy Creek, North Carolina in 1913. He earned a BA from Berea College, an MA in Animal Physiology at the University of Missouri, and a doctorate in Animal Husbandry/Livestock Economics from Purdue University. He was employed as the first chancellor of UNC Charlotte.

As the chairperson of the 1972 Billy Graham Crusade in Charlotte, North Carolina, Dr. Dean Colvard discusses his role in the planning and implementation of the religious event. He details the development of such a large crusade by thousands of volunteers and credits the Billy Graham Ministries for its successful planning model. Dr. Colvard talks about the impact of the crusade on Charlotte and, implicitly, the progress he sees in interracial cooperation within the religious community, as evidenced by volunteerism in the early phases of a later Graham crusade. Dr. Colvard discusses a proposed history museum to honor Billy Graham that never came to fruition. Exploring the University Research Park as a possible site, Dr. Colvard and Charlotte leaders ultimately decided against the venture.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.

College administrators

Colvard, Dean W., 1913-2007
Graham, Billy, 1918-2018

Christian life
Religious gatherings
Revivals
Fund raising
Evangelicalism
Race relations--Religious aspects

North Carolina--Charlotte

Interviews
Oral histories

1960-2000

Levine Museum of the New South

Interviews about Billy Graham

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Dean Colvard oral history interview 1, 1972 December 15, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Dean Colvard oral history interview 2, 1974 March 28, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Dean W. Colvard papers, MS0141, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/462)

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