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Title: Billy J. Reid oral history interview 2, 2012 December 10
Creator: Reid, Billy J. (Billy June), 1931-2022
Date Created: 2012-12-10
Subjects--Topical: Nonprofit organizations, Hispanic Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Economic conditions, Low-income single mothers, Dependency (Psychology), Fund raising
Description: In this interview, Bill J. Reid, Executive Director of Jackson Park Ministries in Charlotte, North Carolina, shares about the history and operations of the organization. He discusses the ministry's campus, explaining its origin as a World War...

Title: Bishop McGuinness High School, Winston-Salem
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-10-09
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, American Dream, Education and state, Education, Higher--Economic aspects, Federal aid to education, Tax deductions, Student loans, Occupational training, Pensions--Law and legislation, Equal pay for equal work, Minimum wage--Law and legislation--U.S. states, Medicare, Family policy, Social values, Parenting, Respect for persons, Leadership, Budget deficits--Political aspects, Subsidies, Gay rights, Same-sex marriage, Crime--Government policy, Prostitution, Abortion--Law and legislation, Capital punishment
Description: Harvey Gantt begins his campaign speech at Bishop McGuinness High School. Gantt discusses his background and his reasons for running for senate against Jesse Helms for a second time. He focuses on his main campaign themes of making education more ...

Title: Blanche Jaffa and Ben Jaffa Jr. oral history interview, 1990 April 22
Creator: Jaffa, Blanche Goodman, 1903-2000
Date Created: 1990-04-22
Subjects--Topical: Jews--Social life and customs, Judaism--Customs and practices, Jewish way of life, Antisemitism, Jews--Persecutions, Discrimination in housing
Description: Blanche Jaffa and her son, Ben Jaffa, Jr., discuss their experiences as members of Charlotte's Jewish community beginning in the 1920s. Ms. Jaffa recalls the early religious services for Reform Jews in Charlotte prior to the founding of Temple Bet...

Title: Blanche Leak Gluyas oral history interview 1, 1979 May 23
Creator: Gluyas, Blanche Leak, 1889-1989
Date Created: 1979-05-23
Subjects--Topical: Stenographers, Telecommunication, Women employees, Manners and customs, Cities and towns--Growth
Description: Blanche Leak Gluyas describes her work as a stenographer for Southern Bell in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1900s and 1910s and as a secretary with the State Department during World War II. Other topics discussed include prominent families ...

Title: Blanche Leak Gluyas oral history interview 2, 1979 May 25
Creator: Gluyas, Blanche Leak, 1889-1989
Date Created: 1979-05-25
Subjects--Topical: Amusements, Manners and customs, City and town life, Cities and towns--Growth, Social values
Description: In this second interview for the WSOC project, Blanche Leak Gluyas shares her extensive knowledge about the development of Charlotte since the late 1800s, this time focusing on the city's entertainment and recreation. Other topics include the neig...

Title: Bob Morgan oral history interview, 2015 June 18
Creator: Morgan, Bob (Robert Glenn)
Date Created: 2015-06-18
Subjects--Topical: Boards of Trade, Universities and colleges--Research, Street-railroads
Description: Bob Morgan begins the interview discussing his life and how he became the CEO of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce in 2005. He talks about the work of the Chamber and its relevance to UNC Charlotte, which included helping the University as it grew...

Title: Bobbie Nell Earnhardt oral history interview 1, 1996 April 26
Creator: Earnhardt, Bobbie Nell, 1921-2003
Date Created: 1996-04-26
Subjects--Topical: Christian life, Manners and customs, Revivals, Religious gatherings, Presbyterian Church, Church history
Description: Bobbie Earnhardt discusses her memories of Billy Graham, whom she met when he was about nine years old, and the Graham family in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mrs. Earnhardt recalls attending Chalmers Memorial ARP Church alongside the Graham family, ...

Title: Bobbie Nell Earnhardt oral history interview 2, 2002 April 2
Creator: Earnhardt, Bobbie Nell, 1921-2003
Date Created: 2002-04-02
Subjects--Topical: Cities and towns, Cities and towns--Growth, Farms, Farm life, Police, Chain gangs, African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Social conditions, Race relations, Alcohol trafficking, Prohibition, Bookkeeping
Description: Bobbie Nell Earnhardt was born on Graham St. in Charlotte, North Carolina; she discusses growing up in Charlotte in the 1930s and shares her family's stories. She tells about her mother working at the handkerchief factory, which turned into the Ol...

Title: Bobby Jones oral history interview, 1993 March 8
Creator: Jones, Bobby, 1951-
Date Created: 1993-03-08
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, Basketball--Coaching, Professional sports, Sports--Religious aspects--Christianity, Sportsmanship, Christian life, Basketball players--Professional ethics, College sports, College athletes, Basketball fans
Description: 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...

Title: Bonnie Cone Sawyer and Faye Reynolds oral history interview, 2013 December 5
Creator: Sawyer, Bonnie Cone, 1937-
Date Created: 2013-12-05
Subjects--Topical: Women college presidents, Women in education
Description: In this interview, Bonnie Cone Sawyer, niece and namesake of Bonnie Cone, and Faye Reynolds, friend of both the aunt and niece, share their memories of Bonnie Cone and give insight into her personal life. Mrs. Sawyer recalls her childhood memories...

Title: Bonnie Cone oral history interview 23, 1993 April 26
Creator: Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
Date Created: 1993-04-26
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, College sports, Educational fund raising, Mathematics--Study and teaching, Public universities and colleges, School sites, Student government, Universities and colleges--Administration
Description: 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...

Title: Bonnie E. Cone oral history interview 10, 1988 February 4
Creator: Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
Date Created: 1988-02-04
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Administration, Community colleges, Wages--College employees, Women college presidents, Women community college presidents, College-student veterans
Description: In this fifth of a series of interviews conducted by Dr. Ed Perzel (former Chair of the Department of History and Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UNC Charlotte), Bonnie Cone discusses the transition from Charlotte Ce...

Title: Bonnie E. Cone oral history interview 11, 1988 February 9
Creator: Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
Date Created: 1988-02-09
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Administration, Community colleges, Women college presidents, Women community college presidents
Description: In this sixth of a series of interviews conducted by Dr. Ed Perzel (former Chair of the Department of History and Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UNC Charlotte), Bonnie Cone describes the search for the current site ...

Title: Bonnie E. Cone oral history interview 12, 1988 February 11
Creator: Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
Date Created: 1988-02-11
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Administration, Education, Higher--Finance, Community colleges, Women college presidents, Women community college presidents, College students
Description: In this seventh of a series of interviews conducted by Dr. Ed Perzel (former Chair of the Department of History and Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UNC Charlotte), Bonnie Cone discusses her recollections of Charlotte...

Title: Bonnie E. Cone oral history interview 13, 1988 March 1
Creator: Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
Date Created: 1988-03-01
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Administration, Education, Higher--Finance, Community colleges, Women college presidents, Women community college presidents
Description: In this eighth of a series of interviews conducted by Dr. Ed Perzel (former Chair of the Department of History and Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UNC Charlotte), Bonnie Cone continues to discuss the importance of 19...

Title: Bonnie E. Cone oral history interview 14, 1988 March 3
Creator: Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
Date Created: 1988-03-03
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Administration, Universities and colleges, Women college presidents, Women community college presidents
Description: In this ninth of a series of interviews conducted by Dr. Ed Perzel (former Chair of the Department of History and Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UNC Charlotte), Bonnie Cone recalls the passing of state legislation t...

Title: Bonnie E. Cone oral history interview 15, 1988 March 8
Creator: Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
Date Created: 1988-03-08
Subjects--Topical: College trustees, Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Administration, Education, Higher--Finance, Community colleges, Women college presidents, Women community college presidents
Description: In this tenth of a series of interviews conducted by Dr. Ed Perzel (former Chair of the Department of History and Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UNC Charlotte), Bonnie Cone discusses the transfer of power from the C...

Title: Bonnie E. Cone oral history interview 16, 1988 March 15
Creator: Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
Date Created: 1988-03-15
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Administration, Community colleges, Universities and colleges, Women college presidents, Women community college presidents, Engineering--Education
Description: In this eleventh of a series of interviews conducted by Dr. Ed Perzel (former Chair of the Department of History and Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UNC Charlotte), Bonnie Cone continues to discuss the development of...

Title: Bonnie E. Cone oral history interview 17, 1988 March 17
Creator: Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
Date Created: 1988-03-17
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Administration, Community colleges, Universities and colleges, Women college presidents, Women community college presidents, Architectural design
Description: In this twelfth of a series of interviews conducted by Dr. Ed Perzel (former Chair of the Department of History and Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UNC Charlotte), Bonnie Cone reflects on a variety of topics relating...

Title: Bonnie E. Cone oral history interview 18, 1988 March 24
Creator: Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
Date Created: 1988-03-24
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Administration, Education, Higher--Finance, Community colleges, Women college presidents, Women community college presidents
Description: In this thirteenth of a series of interviews conducted by Dr. Ed Perzel (former Chair of the Department of History and Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UNC Charlotte), Bonnie Cone reflects on a variety of topics conce...