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Title: Dan L. Morrill oral history interview 6, 2012 March 28
Creator: Morrill, Dan L.
Date Created: 2012-03-28
Subjects--Topical: Universities and colleges, College students, Universities and colleges--Faculty, History
Description: In this follow-up interview to his interview of March 6, 2012, Dr. Dan Morrill continues to reflect upon Bonnie Cone and the transition of the university from Charlotte College to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He recalls a spontan...

Title: Ellison Clary oral history interview, 2012 May 25
Creator: Clary, Ellison
Date Created: 2012-05-25
Subjects--Topical: Women college presidents, Education--Political aspects, College students, Civil rights movements, Race relations, College student newspapers and periodicals
Description: In this interview, Mr. Ellison Clary, Charlotte native and graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, tells of his experience growing up in Charlotte in the 1950s, attending Charlotte College and UNC Charlotte during the pivotal ye...

Title: Jack Claiborne oral history interview 2, 2012 March 28
Creator: Claiborne, Jack
Date Created: 2012-03-28
Subjects--Topical: Public universities and colleges--Administration, Women college presidents, Education, Higher, Students, Teachers
Description: 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'...

Title: James William Kirk oral history interview 2, 2013 November 26
Creator: Kirk, James William, 1925-2014
Date Created: 2013-11-26
Subjects--Topical: Universities and colleges, Women college presidents, Education--Political aspects, Nontraditional college students, Rural development, Public housing
Description: In this interview, James William Kirk, neighbor and alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, shares his knowledge of the institution's present site on Highway 49 and the history of the surrounding area, including his family&a...

Title: Loy H. Witherspoon oral history interview 7, 2010 June 3
Creator: Witherspoon, Loy H., 1930-2017
Date Created: 2010-06-03
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher, Universities and colleges, Public universities and colleges--Religion, Public universities and colleges--Administration
Description: In this fourth of seven interviews given by Loy Witherspoon and conducted by Christina Wright, Dr. Witherspoon focuses the conversation on Bonnie Cone, the founder of UNC Charlotte. He discusses Ms. Cone's long relationship with UNC Charlotte, inc...

Title: Loy H. Witherspoon oral history interview 8, 2010 June 8
Creator: Witherspoon, Loy H., 1930-2017
Date Created: 2010-06-08
Subjects--Topical: Students--Social life and customs, Educational leadership, Education, Higher, Universities and colleges, Public universities and colleges--Administration, College teachers, Civil rights movements, African American college students
Description: In this fifth of seven interviews given by Loy Witherspoon and conducted by Christina Wright, Dr. Witherspoon describes how Bonnie Cone fought to make Charlotte College (later, UNC Charlotte) a part of the University of North Carolina system, and ...

Title: Mildred English oral history interview, 2012 September 17
Creator: English, Mildred, 1925-2019
Date Created: 2012-09-17
Subjects--Topical: Women college presidents, Education--Political aspects, Women college administrators, Nontraditional college students, Depressions
Description: In this interview, Mildred English, Monroe native and long-time employee of Charlotte College and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, tells of her personal history and shares her first-hand knowledge of Bonnie Cone. She begins by speaki...

Title: William C. Friday oral history interview, 2012 May 1
Creator: Friday, William C. (William Clyde)
Date Created: 2012-05-01
Subjects--Topical: Public universities and colleges--Administration, Women college presidents, Education, Higher, Education--Political aspects, Depressions
Description: In this interview, William "Bill" Friday, long-time president of the University of North Carolina System, shares his memories of Bonnie Cone, the founder of Charlotte College. He describes Ms. Cone's drive to establish a university in Charlot...