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Bonnie E. Cone oral history interview 16, 1988 March 15

 Digital Record
Identifier: UA-CO0026

Dates

  • Creation: 1988-03-15

Summary

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 Charlotte College. She reflects on her relationship with various news reporters, governors of North Carolina, and William Friday, president of the University of North Carolina System. She describes several members of the Charlotte College Board of Trustees as well as two of her secretaries and recalls tax levy and bond issue campaigns to support the college. Other topics include Ms. Cone's handling of press coverage and its effect on donors, the transition of Carver College leadership, Charlotte College's relationship with other colleges and universities, and the engineering program at Charlotte College.

Extent

64 Minutes

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Oral Histories, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, UNC Charlotte Repository

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