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Title
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Bonnie E. Cone oral history interview 8, 1987 December 17
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Interviewee
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Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
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Interviewer
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Perzel, Edward Spaulding
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Place of Publication
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Charlotte, North Carolina
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Publisher
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J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Date of Interview
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1987-12-17
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Physical Description
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1 audio file (1:25:33) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (28 pages : PDF)
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Object Type
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sound recording-nonmusical
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Genre
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spoken word
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Language
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eng
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Interviewee Biography
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Bonnie Ethel Cone was an 80-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in J. Murrey Atkins Library at UNC Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Lodge, South Carolina in 1907 and was educated at Coker College and Duke University. She was employed as a teacher, as Director of the Charlotte Center of the University of North Carolina, as President of Charlotte College, and as Acting Chancellor and later Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Abstract
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In this third 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 early history of the university, formerly the Charlotte Center of the University of North Carolina (1946-1949) and Charlotte College (1949-1965). In particular, Ms. Cone reflects on the individuals on the Charlotte Center's Advisory Board, which first met in 1947 and was composed of prominent members of the community, including members of the press. She also mentions local groups that supported the college, such as the American Association of University Women and the Altrusa Club. Ms. Cone explains the situation regarding the efforts to survive as a permanent college in 1949 and the resulting accreditation process for the two year junior college. Other topics discussed include the first school mascot; the short-lived football team; the demographics of the student body; Ms. Cone's efforts to raise awareness among high school students of the opportunity available to them through the local college; building the library collection at Charlotte College; and early faculty, such as Herbert Hechenbleikner and Pierre Macy.
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Digital Object Notes
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MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on two analog audio cassette tapes and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
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Interviewee Occupations
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College administrators
College presidents
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Subjects--Names
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Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
Perzel, Edward Spaulding
Garinger, Elmer Henry, 1891-
Hechenbleikner, Herbert, 1909-2004
Macy, Pierre
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Subjects--Organizations
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Charlotte College
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Carver College (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Subjects--Topics
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Education, Higher
Community colleges
Women college presidents
Women community college presidents
College-student veterans
Community colleges--Accreditation
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Subjects--Geographic
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North Carolina--Charlotte
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Subjects--Genre
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Interviews
Oral histories
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Coverage--Dates
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1940-1990
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Digital Collection Title
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UNC Charlotte Oral History Interviews
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Digital Collection Series Title
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Interviews with Bonnie E. Cone
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Rights
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This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Internet Media Type
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audio/mpeg
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Related Interviews
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Mildred English oral history interview, 2012 September 17, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (https://goldmine.uncc.edu/index/render/object/pid/uncc:2575/parentPID/un...), Multiple interviews were conducted with Bonnie Cone by Ed Perzel and others. These and other interviews about Bonnie Cone can be found by using “Bonnie Cone” as a search term.
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Related Materials
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Charlotte College Center records (UA0033), J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/6/resources/75); Bonnie Ethel Cone papers (MS0112), J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/406); Charlotte College records (UA0034), J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/6/resources/76); Charlotte College photographs (UA0065), J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Available online at (https://goldmine.uncc.edu/index/render/pid/ua:uapcc); Carver College records (MS0063), J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/266); Charlotte Community College System minutes (UA0092), J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/6/resources/837); Clarence O. Kuester, Sr., papers (MS0443), J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/378); Clarence O. Kuester, Jr., papers (MS0134), J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/166)
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Identifier
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UA-CO0018