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Bill Mangum and Clyde Mangum oral history interview 1, 2007 April 4
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Creator
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Mangum, Bill, 1937-
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Date Created
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2007-04-04
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Distilling, Illicit, Automobile racing--Societies, etc., Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile racing drivers, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Motors, Automobile mechanics
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Description
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In this first of two interviews, brothers Bill and Clyde Mangum describe the racing career of their father, Gordon Mangum, in the 1940s and 1950s. Gordon Mangum raced primarily on Virginia short tracks several times a week during a four month raci...
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Bill Mangum and Clyde Mangum oral history interview 2, 2009 April 8
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Creator
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Mangum, Bill, 1937-
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Date Created
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2009-04-08
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Subjects--Topical
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Automobile racing drivers--Family relationships, Motorsports, Stock car racing, Distilling, Illicit, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobile racing drivers, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobile mechanics, Automobile racing--Societies, etc., Genealogy
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In this second of two interviews, brothers Bill and Clyde Mangum recount the experiences of their father, Gordon, who was a race car driver in the 1940s and 1950s. The Mangum brothers recall their father\u2019s love of short track racing in Virgin...
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Bill Veeder oral history interview, 2004 April 23
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Creator
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Veeder, Bill (William), 1923 or 1924-2011
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Date Created
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2004-04-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Cities and towns--Growth, City planning, Urban renewal, African American neighborhoods, African American families, African Americans--Housing
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Description
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Bill Veeder recounts his experiences as the city manager of Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1960s and his involvement with the city's urban renewal program. He discusses working with the Charlotte City Council; the executive director of the C...
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Billy J. Reid oral history interview 1, 2012 September 13
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Creator
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Reid, Billy J. (Billy June), 1931-2022
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Date Created
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2012-09-13
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Subjects--Topical
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Education, College students, Veterans--Education (Higher), Women college presidents, African Americans--Segregation, Depressions
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Description
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In this interview, Bill J. Reid, one of "Bonnie's Boys" and a Charlotte College alumnus, reflects on growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina, during the Great Depression and on Bonnie Cone's influence in his life. He recalls his educatio...
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Billy J. Reid oral history interview 2, 2012 December 10
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Creator
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Reid, Billy J. (Billy June), 1931-2022
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Date Created
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2012-12-10
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Subjects--Topical
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Nonprofit organizations, Hispanic Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Economic conditions, Low-income single mothers, Dependency (Psychology), Fund raising
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Description
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In this interview, Bill J. Reid, Executive Director of Jackson Park Ministries in Charlotte, North Carolina, shares about the history and operations of the organization. He discusses the ministry's campus, explaining its origin as a World War...
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Blanche Jaffa and Ben Jaffa Jr. oral history interview, 1990 April 22
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Creator
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Jaffa, Blanche Goodman, 1903-2000
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Date Created
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1990-04-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Jews--Social life and customs, Judaism--Customs and practices, Jewish way of life, Antisemitism, Jews--Persecutions, Discrimination in housing
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Description
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Blanche Jaffa and her son, Ben Jaffa, Jr., discuss their experiences as members of Charlotte's Jewish community beginning in the 1920s. Ms. Jaffa recalls the early religious services for Reform Jews in Charlotte prior to the founding of Temple Bet...
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Blanche Leak Gluyas oral history interview 1, 1979 May 23
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Creator
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Gluyas, Blanche Leak, 1889-1989
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Date Created
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1979-05-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Stenographers, Telecommunication, Women employees, Manners and customs, Cities and towns--Growth
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Description
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Blanche Leak Gluyas describes her work as a stenographer for Southern Bell in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1900s and 1910s and as a secretary with the State Department during World War II. Other topics discussed include prominent families ...
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Blanche Leak Gluyas oral history interview 2, 1979 May 25
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Creator
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Gluyas, Blanche Leak, 1889-1989
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Date Created
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1979-05-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Amusements, Manners and customs, City and town life, Cities and towns--Growth, Social values
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Description
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In this second interview for the WSOC project, Blanche Leak Gluyas shares her extensive knowledge about the development of Charlotte since the late 1800s, this time focusing on the city's entertainment and recreation. Other topics include the neig...
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Bob Morgan oral history interview, 2015 June 18
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Creator
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Morgan, Bob (Robert Glenn)
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Date Created
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2015-06-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Boards of Trade, Universities and colleges--Research, Street-railroads
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Description
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Bob Morgan begins the interview discussing his life and how he became the CEO of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce in 2005. He talks about the work of the Chamber and its relevance to UNC Charlotte, which included helping the University as it grew...
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Bobbie Nell Earnhardt oral history interview 1, 1996 April 26
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Creator
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Earnhardt, Bobbie Nell, 1921-2003
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Date Created
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1996-04-26
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Subjects--Topical
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Christian life, Manners and customs, Revivals, Religious gatherings, Presbyterian Church, Church history
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Description
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Bobbie Earnhardt discusses her memories of Billy Graham, whom she met when he was about nine years old, and the Graham family in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mrs. Earnhardt recalls attending Chalmers Memorial ARP Church alongside the Graham family, ...
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Bobbie Nell Earnhardt oral history interview 2, 2002 April 2
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Creator
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Earnhardt, Bobbie Nell, 1921-2003
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Date Created
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2002-04-02
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Subjects--Topical
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Cities and towns, Cities and towns--Growth, Farms, Farm life, Police, Chain gangs, African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Social conditions, Race relations, Alcohol trafficking, Prohibition, Bookkeeping
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Description
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Bobbie Nell Earnhardt was born on Graham St. in Charlotte, North Carolina; she discusses growing up in Charlotte in the 1930s and shares her family's stories. She tells about her mother working at the handkerchief factory, which turned into the Ol...
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Bobby Jones oral history interview, 1993 March 8
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Creator
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Jones, Bobby, 1951-
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Date Created
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1993-03-08
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball--Coaching, Professional sports, Sports--Religious aspects--Christianity, Sportsmanship, Christian life, Basketball players--Professional ethics, College sports, College athletes, Basketball fans
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Description
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Bobby Jones, a former professional player in the NBA, discusses how his faith in Christanity is directly tied to his basketball career. Topics discussed include how his early career in basketball developed his moral and spiritual values and how hi...
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Bonnie Cone oral history interview 23, 1993 April 26
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Creator
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Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
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Date Created
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1993-04-26
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, College sports, Educational fund raising, Mathematics--Study and teaching, Public universities and colleges, School sites, Student government, Universities and colleges--Administration
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Description
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In this student interview from 1993, Dr. Bonnie Cone, founder of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte), discusses the early days of the university's predecessor, Charlotte College. She explains that it was the students' dec...
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Bonnie E. Cone oral history interview 10, 1988 February 4
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Creator
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Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
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Date Created
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1988-02-04
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Subjects--Topical
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Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Administration, Community colleges, Wages--College employees, Women college presidents, Women community college presidents, College-student veterans
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Description
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In this fifth of a series of interviews conducted by Dr. Ed Perzel (former Chair of the Department of History and Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UNC Charlotte), Bonnie Cone discusses the transition from Charlotte Ce...
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Bonnie E. Cone oral history interview 11, 1988 February 9
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Creator
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Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
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Date Created
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1988-02-09
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Subjects--Topical
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Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Administration, Community colleges, Women college presidents, Women community college presidents
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Description
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In this sixth of a series of interviews conducted by Dr. Ed Perzel (former Chair of the Department of History and Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UNC Charlotte), Bonnie Cone describes the search for the current site ...
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Bonnie E. Cone oral history interview 12, 1988 February 11
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Creator
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Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
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Date Created
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1988-02-11
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Subjects--Topical
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Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Administration, Education, Higher--Finance, Community colleges, Women college presidents, Women community college presidents, College students
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Description
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In this seventh of a series of interviews conducted by Dr. Ed Perzel (former Chair of the Department of History and Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UNC Charlotte), Bonnie Cone discusses her recollections of Charlotte...
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Bonnie E. Cone oral history interview 13, 1988 March 1
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Creator
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Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
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Date Created
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1988-03-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Administration, Education, Higher--Finance, Community colleges, Women college presidents, Women community college presidents
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Description
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In this eighth of a series of interviews conducted by Dr. Ed Perzel (former Chair of the Department of History and Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UNC Charlotte), Bonnie Cone continues to discuss the importance of 19...
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Bonnie E. Cone oral history interview 14, 1988 March 3
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Creator
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Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
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Date Created
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1988-03-03
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Subjects--Topical
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Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Administration, Universities and colleges, Women college presidents, Women community college presidents
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Description
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In this ninth of a series of interviews conducted by Dr. Ed Perzel (former Chair of the Department of History and Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UNC Charlotte), Bonnie Cone recalls the passing of state legislation t...
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Bonnie E. Cone oral history interview 15, 1988 March 8
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Creator
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Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
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Date Created
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1988-03-08
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Subjects--Topical
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College trustees, Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Administration, Education, Higher--Finance, Community colleges, Women college presidents, Women community college presidents
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Description
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In this tenth of a series of interviews conducted by Dr. Ed Perzel (former Chair of the Department of History and Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UNC Charlotte), Bonnie Cone discusses the transfer of power from the C...