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In this 1973 interview, student Boone Wayson interviewed Dr. Loy Witherspoon, then chair of Religious Studies at UNC Charlotte, about a decision made by the faculty governing body in 1966 to retract an earlier resolution to bestow an honorary degree upon Governor Dan K. Moore. The decision took place after the university Board of Trustees refused to ratify a faculty resolution to bestow an honorary degree upon a Charlotte citizen (unnamed in the interview) at the same time as honoring Governor Moore, which Dr. Witherspoon speculates may have partially caused the reversal. He also speculates that some of the faculty were critical of Governor Moore and were no longer inclined to grant him the honor because of his handling of the controversial Speaker Ban Law.

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Title
Loy H. Witherspoon oral history interview 1, 1973 March 26
Creator
Witherspoon, Loy H., 1930-2017, interviewee
Contributor
Wayson, Boone, interviewer
Date (Text)
1973-03-26
Place of Creation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives
Extent
1 audio file (40:23) : digital, MP3
Biographical/Historical Note
Loy Witherspoon was a 43-year-old man at the time of interview. 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.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:1384
System Control No.
UA-WI0162
Subject (Person)
Witherspoon, Loy H., 1930-2017
Moore, Daniel Killian, 1906-1986
Subject (Corporate)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte College
Subject (Meeting or Event Name)
Speaker Ban Law (North Carolina)
Subject (Topic)
Universities and colleges--Faculty--Political activity
Public universities and colleges--Administration
Academic decorations of honor
College trustees
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Charlotte
Subject (Occupation)
College teachers
Clergy
College administrators
Subject (Date)
1960-1980
Type
Audio
Format
spoken word
Interviews
Oral histories
Language
English
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Copyright Holder
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Record Appears in
Oral History Collections > UNC Charlotte Administration, Faculty, and Staff
University Archives Collection > UNC Charlotte Oral History Interviews
Oral History Collections > Interviews with Loy H. Witherspoon
Internet Mime Type
audio/mpeg
Location of Original
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Reproduction Note
MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
2013-06-13
Related Materials
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)
Condition
Constant background sound.

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