Loy H. Witherspoon oral history interview 7, 2010 June 3

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In this fourth of seven interviews given by Loy Witherspoon and conducted by Christina Wright, Dr. Witherspoon focuses the conversation on Bonnie Cone, the founder of UNC Charlotte. He discusses Ms. Cone's long relationship with UNC Charlotte, including her efforts to make Charlotte College a four-year institution and part of the University of North Carolina system during the 1940s-1960s, her vision for Dr. Witherspoon to serve a ministerial role on campus, and her being passed over as Chancellor of the university in the 1960s, which he speculates may have been because of her gender. Dr. Witherspoon also describes his concern for an ecumenical approach to ministry on campus, and how he, Ms. Cone, and other faculty members settled in the College Downs neighborhood, adjacent to the university.

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Title: Loy H. Witherspoon oral history interview 7, 2010 June 3
Interviewee: Witherspoon, Loy H., 1930-2017
Interviewer: Wright, Christina
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives
Date of Interview: 2010-06-03
Physical Description: 1 audio file (1:32:29) : digital, MP3
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Loy Witherspoon was a 80-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place on the campus of UNC Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Catawba, North Carolina in 1930. He graduated from Duke University with a BA and a BD degree, and from Boston University with a PhD in the New Testament. He was employed with UNC Charlotte from 1964 to 1994, where he led the Department of Philosophy and Religion, then established and chaired the Department of Religious Studies when it split off from philosophy beginning in 1972.
Abstract: In this fourth of seven interviews given by Loy Witherspoon and conducted by Christina Wright, Dr. Witherspoon focuses the conversation on Bonnie Cone, the founder of UNC Charlotte. He discusses Ms. Cone's long relationship with UNC Charlotte, including her efforts to make Charlotte College a four-year institution and part of the University of North Carolina system during the 1940s-1960s, her vision for Dr. Witherspoon to serve a ministerial role on campus, and her being passed over as Chancellor of the university in the 1960s, which he speculates may have been because of her gender. Dr. Witherspoon also describes his concern for an ecumenical approach to ministry on campus, and how he, Ms. Cone, and other faculty members settled in the College Downs neighborhood, adjacent to the university.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Original WAV file produced on a Marantz PMD-670 recorder.
Interviewee Occupations: College teachers
College administrators
Clergy
Subjects--Names: Witherspoon, Loy H., 1930-2017
Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
Colvard, Dean W., 1913-2007
Friday, William C. (William Clyde)
Subjects--Organizations: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte College
University of North Carolina (System)
Subjects--Topics: Education, Higher
Universities and colleges
Public universities and colleges--Religion
Public universities and colleges--Administration
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Charlotte
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1940-2010
Digital Collection Title: Interviews with Loy H. Witherspoon
UNC Charlotte Oral History Interviews
Digital Collection Series Title: UNC Charlotte administration, faculty, and staff
Related Materials Note: Loy H. Witherspoon papers, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/233)
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Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Identifier: UA-WI0069

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