Carroll D. Gray oral history interview, 2013 February 13

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In this interview Caroll D. Gray, former president of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, discusses his relationship with James H. Woodward during the latter's tenure as the chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Mr. Gray focuses on the creation of the first off-campus education center for the university -- UNC Charlotte Uptown, which was located in the CityFair Building on College Street in the central business district of Charlotte. Mr. Gray also talks about the process that led to the first doctoral program offerings at the university and their impact on the evolution of the campus.

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Title: Carroll D. Gray oral history interview, 2013 February 13
Interviewee: Gray, Carroll D., 1940-
Interviewer: Jeffers, William Thomas
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 2013-02-13
Physical Description: 1 audio file (00:42:24) : digital, MP3
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Caroll D. Gray was a 72-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He was born in Greenville, South Carolina in 1940. He was educated at the University of South Carolina and was employed as the president of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce from 1984 to 2006.
Abstract: In this interview Caroll D. Gray, former president of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, discusses his relationship with James H. Woodward during the latter's tenure as the chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Mr. Gray focuses on the creation of the first off-campus education center for the university -- UNC Charlotte Uptown, which was located in the CityFair Building on College Street in the central business district of Charlotte. Mr. Gray also talks about the process that led to the first doctoral program offerings at the university and their impact on the evolution of the campus.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from born digital WAV preservation master which was recorded on a Marantz PDM 660 digital recorder.
Interviewee Occupations: Executives, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
Subjects--Names: Gray, Carroll D., 1940-
Woodward, James H. (University chancellor)
Subjects--Organizations: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte Chamber of Commerce (Charlotte, N.C.)
Subjects--Topics: Doctor of philosophy degree
Urban universities and colleges
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Charlotte
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1980-2020
Digital Collection Title: UNC Charlotte Oral History Interviews
Digital Collection Series Title: William T. Jeffers Interviews on UNC Charlotte History
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Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Identifier: UA-GR0055

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