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Title
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Newell Gymnasium group oral history interview, 1993 January 16
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Interviewee
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Austin, Ernest B., 1926-2014
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Interviewer
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Felkner, Peter H.
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Contributor
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Cochran, Lloyd McKinley, 1912-2005
Faulk, Russell G., 1923-1997
Freeman, Frances M., 1917-2008
Kimbrell, Vera Mae, 1920-2010
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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 and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Date of Interview
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1993-01-16
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Physical Description
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1 audio file (0:36:06) : 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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Ernest B. Austin was a 66-year-old man at the time of the interview, which took place in his home in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He was born in Newell, North Carolina in 1926. He was educated at Newell High School and was employed as a dairy farmer. Lloyd Cochran was a 80-year-old man at the time of the interview. He was born in Mecklenburg County in 1912 and was educated at Newell High School. Russell G. Faulk was a 69-year-old man at the time of the interview. He was born in 1923 and was employed as a co-owner of Faulk Brothers Hardware. Frances Freeman was a 75-year-old woman at the time of interview. She was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1917. She was educated at Newell High School and Western Carolina Teachers College and was employed as a teacher in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Vera Mae Kimbrell was a 72-year-old woman at the time of the interview. She was born in Mecklenburg County in 1920 and was educated at Newell High School.
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Abstract
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A group of former Newell High School students, including Ernest B. Austin, Lloyd Cochran, Russell G. Faulk, Francis Freeman, Vera Kimbrell, and several unnamed speakers, discuss the role basketball played in Newell, an unincorporated farming community in Mecklenburg County, during the 1930 and 1940s. They talk about playing other Mecklenburg County school teams, how girls' basketball was different from boys' basketball, and how basketball games were social events for the small community. They also explain that the nature of the game--its relatively low cost, lack of major equipment, and the fact that it could be played indoors at night--made it an accessible after school activity for poor farm children during the Great Depression. The group also recounts the role the basketball gymnasium played in Newell, explaining that its construction had been a major community project and that it went on to serve as a community 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 analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
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Audio Condition Note
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Harsh buzzing sound throughout recording.
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Subjects--Names
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Austin, Ernest B., 1926-2014
Cochran, Lloyd McKinley, 1912-2005
Faulk, Russell G., 1923-1997
Freeman, Frances M., 1917-2008
Kimbrell, Vera Mae, 1920-2010
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Subjects--Organizations
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Newell High School (Mecklenburg County, N.C.)
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Subjects--Topics
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Ranchers
Dairy farmers
Basketball
Basketball for women
Basketball for girls
Basketball--Social aspects
Rural schools
Country life
Gymnasiums
School sports
Depressions
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Subjects--Geographic
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North Carolina--Mecklenburg County
North Carolina--Charlotte
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Subjects--Genre
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Interviews
Oral histories
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Coverage--Dates
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1930-2000
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Digital Collection Title
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Levine Museum of the New South
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Digital Collection Series Title
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Basketball and Culture in the Southern Piedmont
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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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Identifier
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MU-NE0066
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Handle URL
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:7846