Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003

Greeson, Jennifer

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

1993-07-19

1 audio file (1:32:04) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (36 pages : PDF)

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spoken word

eng

Bonnie Cone was a 86-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She was born in Lodge, South Carolina in 1907. She earned a B.A. from Coker College and an A.M. from Duke University and was employed as an educator and college administrator, most notably as president of Charlotte College and acting chancellor of UNC Charlotte.

A woman with a life-long commitment to education, Bonnie Cone discusses her many roles as teacher, college administrator, and mentor. She discusses her youth in South Carolina and the educators who influenced her in both her hometown and during her undergraduate career at Coker College. She recalls her own early teaching career and the war work she undertook during World War II. Ms. Cone discusses the founding of Charlotte College, including her vision of and commitment to the concept of a school to serve veterans, her quest for land for the institution, and her recruitment of the school's first faculty members. Moreover, Ms. Cone recalls larger social issues and their effects on her experiences in education such as segregation and gender roles. Ms. Cone discusses her continued role with Charlotte College's successor, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and its alumni in the late 1990s.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master file. Interview originally recorded on audio analog cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.

College presidents
College administrators
Mathematics teachers

Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003

Charlotte College
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Central High School (Charlotte, N.C.)
Duke University

World War (1939-1945)

Education, Higher
Women in mathematics
Women college administrators
Public universities and colleges
Universities and colleges--Administration
College presidents
Junior colleges

North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Durham
South Carolina--Lodge

Interviews
Oral histories

1920-2000

Levine Museum of the New South

Professional Women

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