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Patsy Bolin recounts working as a bookkeeper at the YMCA in Belmont, North Carolina beginning in 1960. Ms. Bolin describes how the YMCA during that time was only open to white men and how she and other female employees could not enter the health center building because men swam in the nude. Other topics include a YMCA building renovation and a men’s Bible study group.

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Title
Patsy Bolin oral history interview, 1992 October 15
Creator
Bolin, Patsy N., 1941-2012, interviewee
Contributor
Felkner, Peter H., interviewer
Date (Text)
1992-10-15
Place of Creation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Extent
1 audio file (0:15:04) : digital, MP3
Biographical/Historical Note
Patsy Bolin was a 51-year-old woman at the time of interview. She was born in Gaston County, North Carolina in 1941. She was employed as a bookkeeper at the YMCA in Belmont, North Carolina.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:7734
System Control No.
MU-BO0123
Subject (Person)
Bolin, Patsy N., 1941-2012
Subject (Corporate)
National Board of the Young Men's Christian Associations
Subject (Topic)
Young Men's Christian associations
Cities and towns--Growth
Clubs
African Americans--Segregation
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Belmont (Gaston County)
North Carolina--Charlotte
Subject (Occupation)
Bookkeepers
Subject (Date)
1960-2000
Type
Audio
Format
spoken word
Interviews
Oral histories
Language
English
Usage Statement
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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 > Levine Museum of the New South > Basketball and Culture in the Southern Piedmont
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.
2019-10-01
Condition
Audio speed is faster than it should be beginning around the middle of the recording. Whirring mechanical sounds. Low sound for interviewee.

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