Baxter Wilson oral history interview, 1993 March 9

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Baxter Wilson discusses playing basketball at Berryhill High School and in youth leagues in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1930s. He talks about the director of the YMCA, Carl Link, who organized youth basketball leagues in Charlotte and drove Mr. Wilson and other players in his Packard to tournaments around the state. Other topics include notable basketball players in Charlotte during Mr. Wilson's time, why basketball was popular in Charlotte in the 1930s and how it has remained popular through the time of the interview, and how athletes have become more talented over the years.

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Basketball and Culture in the Southern Piedmont

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Title: Baxter Wilson oral history interview, 1993 March 9
Interviewee: Wilson, Baxter, 1917-2002
Interviewer: Felkner, Peter H.
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 1993-03-09
Physical Description: 1 audio file (0:44:31) : digital, MP3
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Baxter Wilson was a 76-year-old man at the time of interview. He was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in 1917. He attended Berryhill High School in Charlotte, North Carolina and Davidson College, and owned and operated Steele Creek Nursery.
Abstract: Baxter Wilson discusses playing basketball at Berryhill High School and in youth leagues in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1930s. He talks about the director of the YMCA, Carl Link, who organized youth basketball leagues in Charlotte and drove Mr. Wilson and other players in his Packard to tournaments around the state. Other topics include notable basketball players in Charlotte during Mr. Wilson's time, why basketball was popular in Charlotte in the 1930s and how it has remained popular through the time of the interview, and how athletes have become more talented over the years.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
Subjects--Names: Wilson, Baxter, 1917-2002
Subjects--Organizations: Berryhill High School (Charlotte, N.C.)
National Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States of America
Subjects--Topics: Basketball
School sports
Young Men's Christian associations
Basketball players
Basketball teams
Basketball--Tournaments
Basketball coaches
Basketball stories
Gymnasiums
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Mecklenburg County
North Carolina--Charlotte--Paw Creek
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1930-2000
Digital Collection Title: Levine Museum of the New South
Digital Collection Series Title: Basketball and Culture in the Southern Piedmont
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This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Identifier: MU-WI0051

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