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Title
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Dorlan D. Mork oral history interview 2, 2014 August 25
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Interviewee
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Mork, Dorlan, 1932-
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Interviewer
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Wright, Christina
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Place of Publication
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Charlotte, North Carolina
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Publisher
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J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Date of Interview
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2014-08-25
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Physical Description
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1 audio file (1:09:48) : Digital, MP3
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Object Type
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Audio
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Genre
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spoken word
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Language
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eng
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Interviewee Biography
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Dr. Dorlan D. Mork was an 82-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place in his home in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Iowa in 1932. He was educated at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, at Western Carolina University, and at the University of Florida and was a National Science Foundation Fellow at the College of William and Mary, the University of New Hampshire, and the University of Florida. He was employed as an instructor for the Continental Army Command Airborne and Electronics Test Board with the United States Army; as a high school teacher and Director of Adult Education for Independence Public Schools in Independence, Iowa; as an Instructor of Education, Assistant Professor, and Associate Professor of Education at the University of Northern Iowa; as Research Associate and Assistant in the College of Education at the University of Florida; as Director of Learning Resources and Associate Professor of Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte; and as Director of the Charlotte Wildlife Refuge in Stanly County, North Carolina.
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Abstract
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In this second of two interviews, Dr. Dorlan D. Mork, long-time employee of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, provides contextual background for three items he donated to the university's archives. First, he explains the booklet From Query's Turnout to UNC Charlotte, which was the result of a student project in the late 1980s. He shares the motivation and process behind the volume including how he and he his students first learned of "Query's Turnout." He also shares some background information on the Query family. Second, he discusses a project conducted by himself and a graduate student concerning the UNC Charlotte Wildlife Refuge. Dr. Mork relates the research process, the history of the land and its use by the university, and personal history of Dr. and Mrs. George Leiby, who donated the property to UNC Charlotte, including Dr. Leiby's research on water pollution in Stanly County, North Carolina. Third, Dr. Mork explains his involvement in the development of the Microelectronics Center of North Carolina (MCNC), a center that initially connected experts from five North Carolina universities, including UNC Charlotte, via telecommunications for simultaneous research and collaboration. Dr. Mork, who served as the director of the Learning Resources Center at UNC Charlotte from 1972 until around 1983, also describes the purpose and activities of the center.
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Digital Object Notes
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MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on a Marantz PDM 670 digital recorder.
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Subjects--Names
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Mork, Dorlan, 1932-
Leiby, George M. (George Martin), 1902-1989
Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
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Subjects--Organizations
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Charlotte College
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Microelectronics Center of North Carolina
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Subjects--Topics
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College teachers
Public universities and colleges
Public universities and colleges--Administration
Wildlife refuges
Water--Pollution
Microelectronics
Telecommunication
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Subjects--Geographic
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Charlotte (N.C.)
Stanly County (N.C.)
Rocky River (Iredell County-Stanly County, N.C.)
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Subjects--Genre
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Interviews
Oral histories
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Coverage--Dates
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1910-2020
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Digital Collection Title
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UNC Charlotte Oral History Interviews
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Digital Collection Series Title
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UNC Charlotte Administration, Faculty, and Staff
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Rights
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This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Internet Media Type
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audio/mpeg
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Related Interviews
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Dorlan D. Mork oral history interview 1, 2014 July 7, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Related Materials
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College of Education Records (UA0127) (https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/6/resources/987); University Publications--Reports, Self-Studies, etc., 1966-2004; Chancellor subject files; Academic Affairs Vice Chancellor subject files; William States Lee College of Engineering Records (UA0086) (https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/6/resources/1355); College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Records (UA0072) (https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/6/resources/717); J. Murrey Atkins Library Records (UA0056) (https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/6/resources/1258); Business Affairs Vice Chancellor subject files; Development Office Records (UA0083); Student Affairs Vice Chancellor (Bonnie Cone) Records (UA0101) (https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/6/resources/1278); UNC Charlotte Photographs (UA0066); Learning Resource Center Records (UA0047); Special Collections Reference File
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Identifier
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UA-MO0110
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Handle URL
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2609