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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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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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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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Dale F. Halton oral history interview 1, 2013 January 18
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Creator
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Halton, Dale F. (Dale Fowler), 1937-2023
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Date Created
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2013-01-18
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Subjects--Topical
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College sports, College trustees, College benefactors, Urban universities and colleges
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Description
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Dale F. Halton, former CEO of Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Charlotte, discusses her involvement with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and in particular her close association with Chancellor James H. Woodward, and her support for bo...
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David Goldfield oral history interview 2, 2013 January 9
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Creator
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Goldfield, David R., 1944-
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Date Created
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2013-01-09
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Subjects--Topical
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College sports, Universities and colleges--Faculty, College teachers, Urban universities and colleges
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Dr. David R. Goldfield, the Robert Lee Bailey Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte), discusses his role as the Faculty Athletics Representative for the university to Conference USA and what the role ...
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Dorothy B. Dae oral history interview, 2004 October 11
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Creator
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Dae, Dorothy, 1951-
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Date Created
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2004-10-11
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Subjects--Topical
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African American college students, African American student movements, Cheerleading, Civil rights, College integration, College sports, School integration, Student unions, Universities and colleges--Social aspects
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Dorothy Dae recounts her experiences as one of a small group of African American students that attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the late 1960s to the early 1970s. She discusses the struggle the students had with the St...
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Floyd Simmons oral history interview 3, 2004 April 7
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Creator
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Simmons, Floyd, 1923-2008
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Date Created
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2004-04-07
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Subjects--Topical
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War, Veterans, Universities and colleges, College sports, College students, College-student veterans, Decathlon, Decathlon--Training, Athletes, Olympics, Olympic athletes, Motion pictures, Acting, Photography
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In this last of three interviews, Floyd "Chunk" Simmons discusses his activities after serving in World War II, including his time in the Olympics and in Hollywood as an actor. After the war, Mr. Simmons attended the University of North Carolina a...
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Harvey Murphy oral history interview, 2012 August 15
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Creator
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Murphy, Harvey Frank, 1930-
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Date Created
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2012-08-15
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Subjects--Topical
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Women college presidents, College sports, African Americans--Civil rights, African American college athletes, Kinesiology--Study and teaching, Universities and colleges--Faculty
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In this interview, Dr. Harvey Murphy, long-time faculty member and athletic director at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, discusses his career at the university. He begins by recalling his first impressions of the fledgling campus in ...
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James H. Woodward oral history interview 2, 2012 December 13
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Creator
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Woodward, James H. (University chancellor)
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Date Created
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2012-12-13
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Subjects--Topical
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Athletic directors, College sports, Building, College buildings, Urban universities and colleges, Universities and colleges--Administration
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In this second of two interviews, Dr. James H. Woodward, Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte from 1989-2005, continues to discuss the growth of campus facilities and programs during his tenure. He discusses UNC Charlotte Up...
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Jeff Mullins oral history interview, 2013 March 6
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Creator
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Mullins, Jeff, 1942-
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Date Created
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2013-03-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Athletic directors, College sports, Coaching (Athletics), Urban universities and colleges
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Jeff Mullins, former athletic director and men's head basketball coach at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, discusses the tenure of Chancellor James H. Woodward. He begins the discussion talking about how he came to the Universit...
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John Edgar "Ed" Sockwell oral history interview, 1993 May 4
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Creator
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Sockwell, Ed, 1940-2006
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Date Created
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1993-05-04
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Youth league basketball, Youth league basketball--Coaching, Basketball for children, African American athletes, Nonprofit organizations--Management, College sports
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Ed Sockwell, a former college basketball player and parent, discusses the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and recreational youth basketball in Charlotte. The Charlotte Sonics, a recreational basketball team formed by Mr. Sockwell and two friends, beg...
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John Lafferty oral history interview, 2004 October 11
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Creator
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Lafferty, John, 1947-
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Date Created
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2004-10-11
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Subjects--Topical
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Track and field, College sports, Segregation, Student government, Courts, African American college students--Political activity, Race relations, Universities and colleges--Social aspects
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John Lafferty recounts his experience attending the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the late 1960s. A founding member of UNC Charlotte's track and field team, he discusses the team's creation, the camaraderie between the teammates, an...
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Judy W. Rose oral history interview 2, 2013 January 10
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Rose, Judy W. (Judy Wilkins), 1952-
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Date Created
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2013-01-10
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Subjects--Topical
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Athletic directors, College sports, Coaching (Athletics), Urban universities and colleges
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Judith (Judy) Wilkins Rose, Director of Athletics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte), discusses her association with Chancellor James H. Woodward. Ms. Rose begins by talking about how she came to UNC Charlotte in 1976...
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Judy Wilkins Rose oral history interview 1, 1993 May 19
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Creator
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Rose, Judy W. (Judy Wilkins)
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Date Created
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1993-05-19
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Subjects--Topical
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College sports, College athletes, Women college athletes, Women coaches (Athletics), Sex discrimination against women, Sex role, Basketball, Basketball for women
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Judy Rose, the UNC Charlotte Athletics Director at the time of the interview, discusses her personal experiences and those of women athletes in their quest for parity in collegiate sports since Title IX. She reflects upon her early career as a gra...
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Maurice Peabody oral history interview, 1993 April 30
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Peabody, Maurice E., 1913-2000
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Date Created
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1993-04-30
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball coaches, Basketball--Tournaments, Basketball players, Basketball stories, College sports, Basketball teams, School sports
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Maurice Peabody discusses his experiences playing basketball for Central High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Charlotte YMCA, and Davidson College during the 1930s. Mr. Peabody recounts some of the most memorable games he played over his ...
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Terry Holland and Emil Parker oral history interview, 1993 June 6
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Creator
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Holland, Terry, 1942-
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Date Created
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1993-06-10
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball--Coaching, Basketball coaches, College sports, College sports--Recruiting, Basketball teams, Basketball players, Academic achievement
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Terry Holland and Emil Parker talk about the rise of basketball at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina. Mr. Holland discusses playing on the Davidson team while "Lefty" Driesell was coach during the 1960s, and describes how Coach Driesell...
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Titus Ivory Sr., Titus Ivory Jr., and Terrell Ivory oral history interview, 1993 March 24
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Creator
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Ivory, Titus Lovell, 1949-1998
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Date Created
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1993-03-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Streetball, African Americans--Segregation, Basketball--Coaching, College sports, College athletes, College athletes--Scholarships, fellowships, etc., African American athletes, African American families, African Americans--Education, Football, School sports
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Titus Lovell Ivory discusses his enthusiasm and participation in sports, both football and basketball. He describes his participation in sports since he was a child and recalls the various athletes he has encountered, from growing up playing stree...
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Tom Scott oral history interview, 1993 July 2
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Creator
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Scott, Tom, 1908-1993
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Date Created
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1993-07-02
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, College sports, College athletes--Scholarships, fellowships, etc., Basketball--Tournaments, Basketball--Economic aspects, Television broadcasting of sports, Discrimination in sports, African Americans--Segregation, Basketball players
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Tom Scott describes his coaching career and his role as the NCAA Basketball Committee chairman, in which he helped bring many basketball tournament events to North Carolina. Mr. Scott talks about his career as head coach for both UNC Chapel Hill a...
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V. Lane Rawlins oral history interview, 2013 February 7
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Creator
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Rawlins, V. Lane
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Date Created
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2013-02-07
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Subjects--Topical
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College sports, Urban universities and colleges
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Dr. V. Lane Rawlins, President of the University of North Texas, discusses his association with Chancellor James H. Woodward of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, (UNC Charlotte), which began when both were employed at the University o...