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Title
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Jack Claiborne oral history interview 2, 2012 March 28
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Interviewee
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Claiborne, Jack
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Interviewer
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Wright, Christina
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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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2012-03-28
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Physical Description
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1 audio file (2:24:56) : 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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Jack Claiborne was an 80-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Newell, North Carolina, in 1931. He was educated at Central High School in Charlotte, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of Chicago and was employed as a reporter, editor, Washington correspondent, and columnist for The Charlotte Observer, as vice-president and assistant to the chairman of Park Communications in Ithaca, New York, and as director of public relations and assistant to the chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Abstract
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In this interview, Jack Claiborne, long-time reporter and editor with The Charlotte Observer and former director of public relations at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, shares his recollections of Bonnie Cone, Charlotte College's early years, and its transition into the fourth campus of the University of North Carolina System. He remembers Ms. Cone's engaging personality and profound influence on particular students when she was a teacher at Central High School and director of the Charlotte Center of UNC, the precursor to Charlotte College. He discusses the educational climate of Charlotte in the post-World War II era, including the city-wide conviction that Charlotte needed a university, and traces the history of what is now UNC Charlotte from the perspective of Ms. Cone's tireless direction and advocacy. Other topics include Ms. Cone's leadership style, female friendships, and her time attending and teaching at Duke University; selection of a site for Charlotte College; the debate over inclusion in the UNC System and Mr. Claiborne's coverage of it; and numerous members of Ms. Cone's advisory board and the Board of Trustees, such as George Everett, Addison Reece, Clarence Kuester, and Pete McKnight. Mr. Claiborne discusses the decision to bring in Dean Colvard as the first chancellor of UNC Charlotte in place of Bonnie Cone. He gives his perspective on how the decision affected Ms. Cone, and describes her relationship with Dr. Colvard. He also relates his own educational and occupational background, reveals the behind-the-scenes view he had of Bonnie Cone's leadership, and explains his role in her being buried on UNC Charlotte's campus.
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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 PDM 670 digital recorder.
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Interviewee Occupations
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Newspaper editors
Journalists
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Subjects--Names
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Claiborne, Jack
Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
Garinger, Elmer Henry, 1891-
Friday, William C. (William Clyde)
Colvard, Dean W., 1913-2007
Woodward, James H. (University chancellor)
Witherspoon, Loy H., 1930-
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Subjects--Organizations
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Central High School (Charlotte, N.C.)
Charlotte College
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina (System)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Duke University
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Subjects--Events
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World War (1939-1945)
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Subjects--Topics
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Public universities and colleges--Administration
Women college presidents
Education, Higher
Students
Teachers
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Subjects--Geographic
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North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Raleigh
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Subjects--Genre
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Interviews
Oral histories
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Coverage--Dates
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1940-2020
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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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Memories of Bonnie 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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Jack Claiborne oral history interview 1, 2003 June 5, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (https://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A13 )
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Related Materials
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Jack Claiborne Papers (MS0377), J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/476); Public Relations Records (RG 56), J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Identifier
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UA-CL0076