Bardolph, Richard, 1991 May 14
Scope and Contents
Bardolph recalls activities that cultivated a sense of community at Woman's College and the transition to The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He describes the transition to a coeducational university, the strictures in North Carolina that prevented racial integration after the Brown v. Board of Education decision and his belief that faculty were left out of the decision-making process on campus. He talks about the tenures of Katherine Taylor, Mereb Mossman, and several chancellors including Edward Graham Jr., Gordon Blackwell, and James Ferguson. Subjects: Faculty housing provided by college, Tuesday "assemblies," integration, sit-ins, coeducation, sense of community as a woman's college, faculty, Harriet Elliott, Katherine Taylor, Mereb Mossman, Chancellor Graham controversy, Dr. Foust, Chancellors Jackson, Blackwell, Pierson, Singletary and Ferguson, Mossman's accident, athletics on campus, curriculum, Western Civilization course, Dorothy (his wife, and her teaching at Bennett College and involvement in local politics).
Dates
- 1991 May 14
Creator
- From the Collection: History, Department of (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Richard Bardolph (1915-2006) was a faculty member in the department of history at Woman's College of the University of North Carolina and subsequently The University of North Carolina at Greensboro from 1944-1980.
Extent
From the Collection: 8.00 Linear Feet (17 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository