Southern Oral History Program Collection, Series L: University of North Carolina, 1982-2018

Collection Number: 04007L

Collection Title: Southern Oral History Program Collection, Series L: University of North Carolina, 1982-2018

This collection has use restrictions. For details, please see the restrictions.

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through the World Wide Web. See the Duplication Policy section for more information.

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Size	469 interviews
Abstract	The Southern Oral History Program conducts and collects interviews with Southerners who have made significant contributions to various fields of human endeavor. In addition, the Program undertakes special projects with the purpose of rendering historically visible those whose experience is not reflected in traditional written sources. The Southern Oral History Program Collection, Series L: University of North Carolina contains interviews originally developed as part of the University's bicentennial celebration in 1993, focused on specific aspects of university life or documenting the birth and growth of particular schools, institutes, or programs within the university.
Creator	Southern Oral History Program.
Curatorial Unit	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language	English.

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Some interviews are closed as noted.: No restrictions. Open for research.

Restrictions to Use: The Southern Oral History Program (SOHP) welcomes non-commercial use and access that qualifies as fair use as stipulated by U.S. Copyright law to all unrestricted interview materials in the collection. The researcher must cite and give proper credit to the SOHP. The SOHP requests that the researcher informs the SOHP as to how and where they are using the material. Please use the online form available on the SOHP site to request permission and inform the SOHP of your use.

Preferred Citation: Interview with [interviewee name] by [interviewer name], [interview date] [interview number], in the Southern Oral History Program Collection, Series L: University of North Carolina, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.; Example: Interview with Susan Dixon by Hudson Vaughan, 21 April 2010 (-0294), in the Southern Oral History Program Collection, Series L: University of North Carolina, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Provenance: Transferred from the Southern Oral History Program beginning in the 1970s.

Additional Descriptive Resources: Database: A searchable database of all Southern Oral History Program interviews is available at http://www.lib.unc.edu/dc/sohp/. Patrons may keyword search the database by: (1) Abstract; (2) Transcript; (3) Interviewee name; (4) Interviewer name; (5) Interview number; or (6) Subject term. Patrons may browse the database by: (1) Interviewee name; (2) Interviewer name; (3) Interviewee occupation; (4) Interviewee ethnicity; or (5) Project.

Sensitive Materials Statement: Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.

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Finding aid for Series L: University of North Carolina created and encoded by Laura Hart and Mary Oliva in July 2017.

Updated because of addition, November 2018

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The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.

Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's online catalog.

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In 1973, the History Department of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill established an oral history program devoted to the study of the southern region of the United States.

The Southern Oral History Program collects interviews with Southerners who have made significant contributions to various fields of human endeavor. In addition, the Program undertakes special projects with the purpose of rendering historically visible those whose experience is not reflected in traditional written sources. Interviews are conducted by Program staff, graduate students, faculty members, and consultants. The Program also serves as a collecting agency, accepting donations of tapes and transcripts of interviews conducted by other researchers.

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Interviews about the University of North Carolina, originally developed as part of the University's bicentennial celebration in 1993, but currently an ongoing project. Some interviews focus on specific aspects of university life, others document the birth and growth of particular schools, institutes, or programs within the university including the Campus Y; the School of Medicine; the Dept. of Radio, Television, and Motion Pictures; the School of Nursing; the School of Public Health; and the Institute of Government. Others record more general information about the institution, including women's athletics, student activism, civil rights, student life, and women faculty and administrators. Interviewees include members of University of North Carolina classes from the 1920s and 1930s; former and current professors and administration personnel, including historians who have studied or taught at the University; and former student activists, civil rights leaders, and other campus leaders. Also included are a series of interviews that William A. Link, professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, conducted with family, friends, and associates of William C. Friday, in preparation for his biography, William Friday: Power, Purpose, & American Higher Education (1995).

Major topics include the expansion of the University of North Carolina system from three institutions to sixteen, the establishment of a medical school at East Carolina University and a veterinary school at North Carolina State University, the role of the federal government in the affairs of the University, the interaction of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's Office for Civil Rights with University administrators, intercollegiate athletics, the Dixie Classic basketball scandal, the North Carolina speaker ban law, and racial integration of the University. Some interviews also address Friday's early life and education; his role in the development of the National Humanities Center, the Research Triangle Park, and the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center; his involvement in antipoverty and literacy movements; and his work as head of the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Fund and the Kenan Charitable Trust. Additional subjects of interest are the role of Friday and the University in state politics and Friday's work on the White House Task Force on Education, the Carnegie Commission on the Future of American Education, and the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. There is also a small number of interviews about North Carolina politics and the University. Also included are a series of interviews relating to the role of minority faculty and women faculty on the campus between 1960 and 1990. Issues include hiring practices, tenure and promotion policies, department cultures, discrimination, and affirmative action. There are also interviews docusing on the role of Kenan Professors in the University. There are also interviews exploring the history of the School of Medicine and UNC Hospitals.

ONLINE INTERVIEW DATABASE

Click here for the online, sortable list of oral history interviews in this series. Each interview is cataloged in the interview database with descriptive information about the interviewee and the contents of the interview. Transcriptions and audio recordings for many of the unrestricted interviews are available in this online database.

Contents list

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L.1. University of North Carolina: Individual Biographies, 1982-2015.
L.2. University of North Carolina: Anne Queen and the Campus Y, 1990, 2009-2011.
L.3. University of North Carolina: Women's Sports at UNC, 1991.
L.4. University of North Carolina: UNC School of Law, 1990-1991.
L.5. University of North Carolina: UNC School of Public Health 1988-1989.
L.6. University of North Carolina: UNC Historians Project, 1981-1983.
L.7. University of North Carolina: William Friday Project, 1990-1992.
L.8. University of North Carolina: Albert Coates Project, 2004-2005.
L.9. University of North Carolina: William Friday Documentary Project, 2006-2007.
L.10. University of North Carolina: University Faculty and Diversity, 1960-1990, 2007-2014.
L.11. University of North Carolina: School of Medicine and UNC Hospitals, 2010, 2012-2014.
L.11.1. University of North Carolina: School of Medicine and UNC Hospitals: UNC Hospital Volunteer Association Board, 2010.
L.11.2. University of North Carolina: School of Medicine and UNC Hospitals: Memorial Hospital Oral History Project, 2012-2014.
L.12. University of North Carolina: Reflections on University Leadership, 1997.
L.13. University of North Carolina: North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (AHEC), 1997.
L.14. University of North Carolina: Kenan Professors, 1998, 2013.
L.15. University of North Carolina: Racial Justice Activism, 2016-2018

Expand/collapse L.1. University of North Carolina: Individual Biographies, 1982-2015.

138 interviews

This collection of interviews is comprised of single oral histories with notable individuals in University of North Carolina history.

ONLINE INTERVIEW DATABASE

L-0001 Interview with Roy Armstrong, 1982

Interview is closed.

Roy Armstrong with interviewer Clarence E. Whitefield. 17 August 1982

Digital Folder L-0001

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L-0002 Interview with Roy Armstrong, 1982

Interview is closed.

Roy Armstrong with interviewer Clarence E. Whitefield. 9 November 1982

Digital Folder L-0002

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L-0003 Interview with William Thomas Bost, Jr., 1982

William Thomas Bost, Jr., with interviewer Clarence E. Whitefield. 1 September 1982

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L-0004 Interview with William Thomas Bost, Jr., 1983

William Thomas Bost, Jr., with interviewer Clarence E. Whitefield. 2 June 1983

Digital Folder L-0004

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R. B. House with interviewer Clarence E. Whitefield. 5 and 26 April 1983

Digital Folder L-0012

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Mark Chilton, white attorney, with interviewer Steve Estes. 10 November 1997

Digital Folder L-0112

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Jane Lindley with interviewer Kathryn Lynn Walbert. 23 March 1995

Digital Folder L-0225

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L-0226 Interview with Herbert Paul, 1995

Herbert Paul with interviewer Kathryn Lynn Walbert. 5 July 1995

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L-0227 Interview with James Pruett, 1998

James Pruett, white librarian, professor, and musician, with interviewer Steve Estes. 9 November 1998

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L-0228 Interview with Donald Wetherbee, 1994

Donald Wetherbee, professor, with interviewer Scott Romine. 19 May 1994

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L-0251 Interview with George Tindall, 2005

George Tindall, white historians and professor, with interviewer Steven A. Channing. 7 January 2005

Digital Folder L-0251

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L-0252 Interview with Joel Williamson, 2005

Joel Williamson, white historian and professor, with interviewer Steven A. Channing. 7 January 2005

Digital Folder L-0252

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Closed until March 2024.

Closed until 30 November 2030.

Marc Basnight, white politician, interviewed by Ferrel Guillory. 24 August 2011

Digital Folder L-0448

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Expand/collapse L.2. University of North Carolina: Anne Queen and the Campus Y, 1990, 2009-2011.

32 interviews

Interviews pertain to the Campus Y, a UNC Chapel Hill student organization established in 1859, and to Anne Queen, its director from 1964 to 1975. Most of the interviews with former Campus Y student leaders, alumni, staff, and university administration were conducted in 1990 by C. Cheatham and in 2010 as part of the 150th Anniversary celebration of the Campus Y. Interviews include recollections of personal experiences with the Campus Y, reflections on social justice movements and students' development of social consciousness, and advice for students who become involved with the Campus Y. Major topics include Anne Queen's directorship and other staff support, student leadership and community, work in post-college life, and the 150th Anniversary. The Campus Y spurred the creation of UNC's campus bookstore and the institution of first-year student orientation, intramural athletics, and the Carolina Symposium. It participated in the launching of the Student Environmental Action coalition (SEAC), the Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education (SCALE), and Nourish International. The Campus Y was involved with the integration effort in UNC's undergraduate program, the local civil rights movement, Vietnam War and anti-apartheid protests, the overturning of t he North Carolina speaker ban law, the Foodworkers' Strikes of 1969 and 1970, and other major social movements.

ONLINE INTERVIEW DATABASE

L-0048 Interview with Daniel H. Pollitt, 1990

Daniel H. Pollitt, white attorney, professor, and political activist, with interviewer Cindy Cheatham. 19 November 1990

Digital Folder L-0048

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Currie Fox, nurse and volunteer, with interviewer Hudson Vaughan. 13 April 2010

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L-0296 Interview with Lisa Madry, 2010

Lisa Madry, white NGO director and environmental activist, with interviewer Hudson Vaughan. 20 January 2010

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L-0297 Interview with Page Forbes Rhoad, 2010

Forbes Rhoad, community organizer, with interviewer Sandra Davidson. 13 April 2010

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L-0298 Interview with Joseph Shedd, 2010

Joseph Shedd, white professor, with interviewer Hudson Vaughan. 16 April 2010

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L-0299 Interview with Gilbert Stallings, 2010

Gilbert Stallings, white attorney, with interviewer Hudson Vaughan. 31 March 2010

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L-0321 Interview with Frank Alexane, 2010

Frank Alexane, white professor, with interviewer Hudson Vaughan. 19 July 2010

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L-0322 Interview with Ed Chaney, 2010

Ed Chaney, white attorney, with interviewers Zania Alsous, Sandra Davidson, Hudson Vaughan, and Jonathan Tarleton. 16 October 2010

Ruby Sinreich, white program coordinator and political activist, with interviewer Jonathan Tarleton. 24 March 2011

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Expand/collapse L.3. University of North Carolina: Women's Sports at UNC, 1991.

6 interviews

Interviews conducted in 1991 pertain to women's athletics at UNC Chapel Hill.

ONLINE INTERVIEW DATABASE

L-0053 Interview with Martha Deberry, 1991

Martha Deberry with interviewer Nancy Warren. 4 April 1991

Digital Folder L-0053

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L-0054 Interview with Anson Dorrance, 1991

Anson Dorrance, soccer coach, with interviewer Mary Jo Festle. 11 June 1991

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L-0055 Interview with Philip G. Hammer, 1991

Philip G. Hammer, white editor, with interviewer Bruce H. Kalk. 7 June 1991

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L-0056 Interview with Sharon Mujica, 1991

Sharon Mujica with interviewer Nancy Warren. 7 March 1991

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L-0057 Interview with Karen Stevenson, 1991

Karen Stevenson, African American athlete, with interviewer Mary Jo Festle. 15 July 1991

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L-0058 Interview with Marcia McDermott, 1991

Marcia McDermott, white athlete, with interviewer Mary Jo Festle. 27 June 1991

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Expand/collapse L.4. University of North Carolina: UNC School of Law, 1990-1991.

14 interviews

Interviews conducted between 1990 and 1991 pertain to the UNC Law School.

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Digital Folder L-0088

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Expand/collapse L.7. University of North Carolina: William Friday Project, 1990-1992.

105 interviews

Interviews conducted by William A. Link, professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, with family, friends, and associates of William C. Friday, Head of the UNC system from 1956-1986, in preparation for Link's biography, William Friday: Power, Purpose, and American Higher Education (University of North Carolina Press, 1995). Major topics include the expansion of the University of North Carolina System; the role of the federal government in the affairs of the University; intercollegiate athletics; the North Carolina speaker ban law; and racial integration of the University. Some interviews also address Friday's early life and education; his role in North Carolina politics, development, and philanthropy; and his involvement in antipoverty, literacy, and education movements. Additional subjects of interest are the role of Friday and the University in state politics and Friday's work on the White House Task Force on Education, the Carnegie Commission on the Future of American Education, and the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics.

ONLINE INTERVIEW DATABASE

L-0115 Interview with Douglas Allison, 1991

Douglas Allison with interviewer William A. Link. 14 May 1991

Digital Folder L-0115

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L-0116 Interview with George B. Autry, 1991

George B. Autry with interviewer William A. Link. 20 June 1991

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L-0117 Interview with Elizabeth Aycock, 1991

Elizabeth Aycock with interviewer William A. Link. 13 June 1991

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L-0118 Interview with William B. Aycock, 1990

William B. Aycock with interviewer William A. Link. April 11, 1990

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L-0119 Interview with Charles Blitzer, 1991

Charles Blitzer, NGO director, with interviewer William A. Link. 17 April 1991

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L-0120 Interview with Carey Hoyt Bostian, 1991

Carey Hoyt Bostian with interviewer William A. Link. 11 March 1991

Digital Folder L-0120

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John Caldwell with interviewer William A. Link. January 26, 1990

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L-0125 Interview with Joseph Califano, 1991

Joseph Califano, attorney, public officer, and NGO director, with interviewer William A. Link. 5 April 1991

Digital Folder L-0125

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Dean C. Colvard with interviewer William A. Link. January 29, 1990

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Raymond Dawson with interviewer William A. Link. 10 March 1992

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Martin Gerry, NGO director, public officer, and political activist, with interviewer William A. Link. 28 August 1991

Digital Folder L-0157

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David Henry, college president, with interviewer William A. Link. 9 February 1990

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L-0164 Interview with George Herbert, 1991

George Herbert, white executive, with interviewer William A. Link. 13 May 1991

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L-0165 Interview with Dallas Herring, 1990

Dallas Herring with interviewer William A. Link. 2 February 1990

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Edgar Finley Shannon with interviewer William A. Link. 22 February 1991

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L-0195 Interview with Cecil G. Sheps, 1991

Cecil G. Sheps, white professor and college president, with interviewer William A. Link. 15 May 1991

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L-0196 Interview with J. Carlyle Sitterson, 1991

J. Carlyle Sitterson, white historian and college president, with interviewer William A. Link. 6 March 1991

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L-0197 Interview with Dick Snavely, 1991

Dick Snavely, radio and television employee with interviewer William A. Link. 28 May 1991

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L-0198 Interview with William D. Snider, 1990

William D. Snider, editor, with interviewer William A. Link. May 2, 1990

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L-0199 Interview with John S. Stevens, 1991

John S. Stevens, public officer and politician, with interviewer William A. Link. 23 July 1991

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Wilma Thornburg, teacher, with interviewer William A. Link. February 12, 1990

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L-0204 Interview with Andrew A. Vanore, Jr., 1991

Interview is closed.

Andrew A. Vanore, Jr., attorney, with interviewer William A. Link. 13 June 1991

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L-0205 Interview with Jesse L. White, 1991

Jesse L. White, NGO director, with interviewer William A. Link. 10 May 1991

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L-0206 Interview with Glenn Wilson, 1991

Glenn Wilson with interviewer William A. Link. 6 May 1991

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L-0207 Interview with Edwin M. Yoder, 1991

Edwin M. Yoder, journalist, with interviewer William A. Link. 19 April 1991

Roy G. Hall, Jr., attorney and NGO director, with interviewer Montgomery Wold. December 1, 2005

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L-0238 Interview with Donald Hayman, 2004

Donald Hayman, with interviewer Montgomery Wold. 3 March 2004

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L-0239 Interview with Charles E. Knox, 2005

Charles E. Knox, white attorney and NGO director, with interviewer Montgomery Wold. 22 June 2005

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L-0240 Interview with Henry Lewis, undated

Interview is closed.

John Webb, attorney, with interviewer Molly Matlock-Parsons. 10 May 2004

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Expand/collapse L.9. University of North Carolina: William Friday Documentary Project, 2006-2007.

16 interviews

Interviews are about North Carolina politics and the University of North Carolina.

ONLINE INTERVIEW DATABASE

L-0254 Interview with John Richard Jordan, 2006

John Richard Jordan, white legislator, with interviewer Judith Van Wyk. 21 November 2006

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L-0272 Interview with Doris Betts, 2007

Doris Betts, white professor and author, with interviewer Jennifer Donnally. 2 June 2007

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L-0273 Interview with Virginia Sue Carson, 2008

Virginia Sue Carson, white attorney, NGO director, and political activist, with interviewer Jennifer Donnally. 20 June 2008

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L-0274 Interview with Gillian T. Cell, 2007

Gillian T. Cell, white college administrator and women's rights activist, with interviewer Rachel Martin. 17 July 2007

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L-0275 Interview with Barbara J. Harris, 2008

Barbara J. Harris, white professor and women's rights activist, with interviewer Jennifer Donnally. 8 July 2008

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L-0277 Interview with Judith Welch Wegner, 2008

Judith Welch Wegner, white attorney, professor, and women's rights activist, with interviewer Jennifer Donnally. 18 July 2008

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L-0278 Interview with Jane D. Brown, 2007

Jane D. Brown, white professor and women's rights activist, with interviewer Rachel Martin. 23 July 2007

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L-0279 Interview with Connie C. Eble, 2008

Connie C. Eble, white professor and women's rights activist, with interviewer Jennifer Donnally. 24 July 2008

Digital Folder L-0279

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L-0280 Interview with Joy S. Kasson, 2007

Joy S. Kasson, white program coordinator, professor, and women's rights activist, with interviewer Rachel Martin. 12 November 2007

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L-0281 Interview with Mary Turner Lane, 2008

Mary Turner Lane, white professor, with interviewer Jennifer Donnally. 29 August 2008

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L-0282 Interview with Madeline G. Levine, 2009

Madeline G. Levine, white health services administrator, attorney, and professor, with interviewer Jennifer Donnally. 28 July 2009

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L-0445 Interview with Sara Mack, 2014

Sara Mack, white professor, with interviewer Katie Womble. 16 July 2014

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L-0446 Interview with Jo Anne Earp, 2014

Jo Anne Earp, white professor and activist, with interviewer Katie Womble. 4 August 2014

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Expand/collapse L.11. University of North Carolina: School of Medicine and UNC Hospitals, 2010, 2012-2014.

50 interviews

These interviews explore the history of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and UNC Hospitals.

ONLINE INTERVIEW DATABASE

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3 interviews

Jennifer Donnally conducted these three interviews with past UNC Hospital Volunteers Association Board members in Spring 2010 to accompany the organization's papers, deposited in Fall 2010 in the University Archives. The interviews cover the Volunteer Association from its founding in 1952 to 2010. Topics include the Volunteer Association's relationship to the hospital, duties and responsibilities of volunteers, developments within the UNC Hospital system, and UNC Hospital's relationship to the wider North Carolina community.

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L-0300 Interview with Betty D. Hutton, 2010

Betty D. Hutton, white volunteer, with interviewer Jennifer Donnally. March 16 2010

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L-0301 Interview with Sue Reid Mattern, 2010

Sue Reid Mattern, white volunteer, with interviewer Jennifer Donnally. February 16 2010

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L-0302 Interview with Anne Whittington McLendon, 2010

Whittington McLendon, white volunteer, with interviewer Jennifer Donnally. February 16 2010

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Interview is closed until September 2018.

Dr. ABC (pseudonym), physician, with interviewer Rachel Gooding. 28 September 2012

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L-0355 Interview with Robert E. Gwyther, 2012

Robert E. Gwyther, white physician, with interviewer Kahra D Manji. 8 November 2012

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Franklin T. Tew, white cardiologist, with interviewer Matthew Kasher. 24 November 2014

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L-0403 Interview with Ross Vaughn, 2014

Ross Vaughn, white physician, with interviewer Marianne Casilla-Lennon. 2 December 2014

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L-0404 Interview with Ezra "Brooks" Wilkins, 2014

Ezra "Brooks" Wilkins, white physician, with interviewer Malcolm Jefferson. 21 November 2014

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L-0405 Interview with Jerry C. Bernstein, undated

Jerry C. Bernstein, white physician, with interviewer Khadijah Bhatti. Undated

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Expand/collapse L.12. University of North Carolina: Reflections on University Leadership, 1997.

3 interviews

In 1997, professors Jacquelyn Hall and Della Pollock conducted a small series of interviews with UNC Chapel Hill faculty members on the qualities of leadership in a university setting.

ONLINE INTERVIEW DATABASE

L-0307 Interview with Ruel W. Tyson, 1997

Ruel Tyson, white professor, with interviewers Jacquelyn Dowd Hall and Della Pollock. 9 October 1997

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L-0342 Interview with Richard J. Richardson, 1997

Richard J. Richardson, white professor and higher education administrator, with interviewers Jacquelyn Dowd Hall and Della Pollock. 11 September 1997

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L-0343 Interview with Richard J. Richardson, 1997

Richard J. Richardson, white professor and higher education administrator, with interviewers Jacquelyn Dowd Hall and Della Pollock. 17 December 1997

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Expand/collapse L.13. University of North Carolina: North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (AHEC), 1997.

13 interviews

The North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program began in 1972 with three AHEC regions under a federal AHEC contract with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Medicine. In 1997, the Southern Oral History Program began a series of interviews to document the early years and growth of AHEC in North Carolina. These interviews highlight transitions in medicine as well as service to smaller communities in the state. Karen Kruse Thomas served as lead interviewer on the project.

ONLINE INTERVIEW DATABASE

L-0308 Interview with James Bernstein, 1997

James Bernstein, white health care administrator, with interviewer Karen Kruse Thomas. 23 September 1997

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L-0309 Interview with William Blythe, 1997

William Blythe, white nephrologist, with interviewer Karen Kruse Thomas. 8 September 1997

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L-0310 Interview with Stuart Bondurant, 1997

Stuart Bondurant, white physician, with interviewer Karen Kruse Thomas. 23 September 1997

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Clark Luikart, white health care administrator, with interviewer Karen Kruse Thomas. 5 September 1997

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2 interviews

Funded by a gift from the William Rand Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust, this set of interviews looks at faculty careers at UNC Chapel Hill with a special emphasis on the role played by Kenan Professors at in the life of the university. There is an additional interview (L-0365) conducted by undergraduate student Charlotte Fryar with Bland Simpson in 2013.

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L-0345 Interview with William E. Leuchtenberg, 1998

William E. Leuchtenberg, white historian and professor, with interviewer Julie Anne Dumont Rabinowitz. 9 June 1998

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L-0365 Interview with Bland Simpson, 2013

Bland Simpson, white writer, professor, and musician, with interviewer Charlotte Fryar. 13 February 2013

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Interview is closed until 8 April 2026.

Joie Lou Shakur, activist with interviewer T. Evan Faulkenbury. 8 April 2016

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L-0465 Interview with Erica Smiley, 2017

Erica Smiley with interviewer Charlotte Fryar. 8 December 2017

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L-0466 Interview with Michelle Thomas, 2017

Michelle Thomas with interviewer Charlotte Fryar. 26 December 2017

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L-0467 Interview with Zakyree Wallace, 2016

Interview is closed until 6 April 2021.

Zakyree Wallace with interviewer Kimber Thomas. 6 April 2016

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L-0468 Interview with Taylor Webber-Fields, 2017

Taylor Webber-Fields with interviewer Charlotte Fryar. 29 November 2017

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Collection Number: 04007L Collection Title: Southern Oral History Program Collection, Series L: University of North Carolina, 1982-2018

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Expand/collapse L.1. University of North Carolina: Individual Biographies, 1982-2015.

L-0001 Interview with Roy Armstrong, 1982

L-0002 Interview with Roy Armstrong, 1982

L-0003 Interview with William Thomas Bost, Jr., 1982

L-0004 Interview with William Thomas Bost, Jr., 1983

L-0005 Interview with William Thomas Bost, Jr., 1983

L-0006 Interview with William Thomas Bost, Jr., 1982

L-0007 Interview with William Thomas Bost, Jr., 1983

L-0008 Interview with William Thomas Bost, Jr., 1983

L-0009 Interview with William Thomas Bost, Jr., 1984

L-0010 Interview with William Thomas Bost, Jr., 1984

L-0012 Interview with R. B. House, 1983

L-0014 Interview with R. B. House, 1983

L-0015 Interview with Stuart Bondurant and Zack D. Owens, 1983

L-0016 Interview with J. Maryon Saunders, 1982

L-0017 Interview with J. Maryon Saunders, 1983

L-0019 Interview with J. Maryon Saunders, 1983

L-0021 Interview with J. Maryon Saunders, 1983

L-0023 Interview with Charles Milton Shaffer, 1982

L-0024 Interview with Charles Milton Shaffer, 1983

L-0026 Interview with Charles Milton Shaffer, 1982

L-0027 Interview with Charles Milton Shaffer, 1982

L-0028 Interview with Lucy S. Morgan, 1987

L-0029 Interview with Gladys Hall Coates, 1986

L-0030 Interview with J. Carlyle Sitterson, 1987

L-0031 Interview with Margaret Anne O'Connor, 1987

L-0032 Interview with Wesley Herndon Wallace, 1989

L-0033 Interview with Ida Friday, 1990

L-0034 Interview with William Geer, 1990

L-0035 Interview with George Esser, 1990

L-0036 Interview with Daphne Athas, 1987

L-0037 Interview with Grace Aycock, 1990

L-0038 Interview with William B. Aycock, 1990

L-0039 Interview with Mary Turner Lane, 1986

L-0040 Interview with Floyd B. McKissick, 1989

L-0041 Interview with Sharon Rose Powell, 1989

L-0042 Interview with Gillian T. Cell, 1987

L-0043 Interview with Pat Cusick, 1989

L-0044 Interview with Frances B. Hogan, 1991

L-0045 Interview with Michael Martin, 1989

L-0046 Interview with Elmer Oettinger, 1989

L-0047 Interview with William Powell, 1990

L-0051 Interview with Blyden Jackson, 1991

L-0052 Interview with Charles Milton Shaffer, 1991

L-0065 Interview with Elizabeth Scott Carrington, 1988

L-0066 Interview with James Canslet, 1988

L-0078 Interview with Ruth Dial Woods, 1992

L-0091 Interview with Edwin Caldwell, 1995

L-0092 Interview with Edwin Lee Caldwell, 1995

L-0093 Interview with Wayne A. Christiansen, 1995

L-0094 Interview with Archie K. Davis, 1991

L-0095 Interview with Thomas J. Lassiter, 1995

L-0096 Interview with Thomas J. Lassiter, 1994

L-0097 Interview with William F. Little, 1995

L-0098 Interview with Cleo Mason, 1992

L-0099 Interview with Cleo Mason, 1993

L-0100 Interview with Thomas J. Meyer, 1995

L-0101 Interview with Moyer G. Smith, 1995

L-0102 Interview with John A. Parker, 1995

L-0103 Interview with Rosalie Radcliffe, 1995

L-0104 Interview with Harold Wallace, 1992

L-0105 Interview with James M. Webb, 1995

L-0106 Interview with Mathew Hodgson, 1993

L-0107 Interview with John Wright, 1988

L-0108 Interview with Minna Abernethy, 1997

L-0109 Interview with Thomas J. Bacon, 1997

L-0110 Interview with Bopal Balachandran, 1997

L-0111 Interview with William Regan Burton, 1997

L-0112 Interview with Mark Chilton, 1997

Collection Number: 04007L

Collection Title: Southern Oral History Program Collection, Series L: University of North Carolina, 1982-2018