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Title
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Bill Mangum and Clyde Mangum oral history interview 2, 2009 April 8
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Interviewee
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Mangum, Bill, 1937-
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Interviewer
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Wright, Christina
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Contributor
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Mangum, Clyde, 1940-
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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 and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Date of Interview
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2009-04-08
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Physical Description
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1 audio file (2:57:41) : digital, MP3
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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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Bill Mangum was a 71-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place at J. Murrey Atkins Library at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He was born in Spray, North Carolina in 1937. He was employed as a truck driver and as a service technician with Goodyear.
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Abstract
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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 Virginia and the Carolinas. They discuss how he competed in NASCAR Modified Series races and in the rival Dixie Circuit. Mr. Mangum was particularly successful racing cars built by Glen Wood. Mr. Mangum's sons provide additional background on their family's history and share stories from when they worked for the same trucking company with their father. Other topics include changes in racing to improve driver safety, how drivers interact with fans, and how the Mangum brothers founded the Early Dirt Racers group in the late 1980s.
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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 a Marantz PMD670 digital recorder.
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Interviewee Occupations
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Truck drivers
Automobile mechanics
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Subjects--Names
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Mangum, Bill, 1937-
Mangum, Clyde, 1940-
Mangum, Gordon, 1917-1989
Wood, Glen, 1925-
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Subjects--Organizations
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NASCAR (Association)
Virginia-Carolina Early Dirt Racers Association
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Subjects--Topics
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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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Subjects--Geographic
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Virginia--Danville
North Carolina--Eden
Virginia--Lynchburg
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Subjects--Genre
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Interviews
Oral histories
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Coverage--Dates
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1910-2010
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Digital Collection Title
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Motorsports
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Related Materials Note
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Bill Mangum and Clyde Mangum oral history interview 1, 2007 April 4, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (http://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A2061)
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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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Identifier
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OH-MA0579
