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W.A. KENNEDY
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PAPERS, 1941-1958
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UNCC MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 40
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Collection
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Biographical/HistoricalNote |
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Scope and
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Series Descriptions
and Container Lists |
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1: Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Education
Committee (1950-1957). |
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2: General Correspondence (1941-1958). |
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3: Statistics and Information (1945-1959). |
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4: Publicity Regarding the Development
of Charlotte College (1948-1957). |
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5: Legislation Regarding Charlotte College
(1955-1957). |
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6: Petitions (n.d.). |
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Size:
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1.0 linear feet (ca. 1,800 items). |
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| Locales: |
Charlotte (N.C.). |
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| Bulk Dates: |
1941-1958. |
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| Languages: |
English. |
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| Summary: |
Papers of a Charlotte businessman and engineer relating to
his role in promoting Charlotte College as a community college and technical
institute and in securing for it status as a four year, state supported
college. Includes minutes, reports, and recommendations of the Charlotte
Chamber of Commerce Education Committee; correspondence with the State Advisory
Budget Commission, other state government officials, and individuals in
the University of North Carolina system; statistical and research information;
and publicity material. |
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| Index Terms: |
Charlotte College. |
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Charlotte (N.C.)--History. |
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Community colleges--North Carolina--Charlotte. |
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Education, Higher --North Carolina--Charlotte. |
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Kennedy, W. A. (Woodford Armstrong), 1895-1958. |
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Universities and colleges--North Carolina--Charlotte. |
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| Sources: |
Unknown. |
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| Access: |
Unrestricted. |
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| Copyright: |
Not held by UNC Charlotte Library. |
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| Citation: |
W.A. Kennedy Papers, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Library. |
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| Contact Information: |
For more information about this collection, please contact:
Special Collections Department
J. Murrey Atkins Library
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
E-mail: speccoll@email.uncc.edu
Telephone: (704) 687-2449
Fax: (704) 687-2232 |
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| Related Collections: |
Reference File Biographies Woodford A. Kennedy. |
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Hoyt
R. Galvin Papers (Mss 54). |
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UNC Charlotte University Archives. |
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BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL
NOTE
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| Woodford Armstrong (Woodie) Kennedy was born
in Wilmington, N.C., on April 14, 1895. Orphaned at an early age, he worked
his way through preparatory school and North Carolina State College. During
World War I, he served with the 81st (Wildcat) Division at Fort Jackson,
S.C., and in France. After the war, he studied at the Sorbonne in Paris.
While there, he married Lucette Bresson. Returning to the United States,
he sold textile machinery and organized WAK Industries and affiliated companies,
The W. A. Kennedy Company and Kennedy Investment Company, for which he served
as president and treasurer. He died in Charlotte on May 11, 1958. |
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| Kennedy was instrumental in the development of
Charlotte College, beginning in its days as an emergency educational center
for returning World War II veterans (1946-49). His involvement continued
throughout its operation as a community college under the Charlotte Board
of School Commissioners until it became part of the North Carolina Community
College System in 1958. Kennedy died shortly before the appointment of the
first Board of Trustees of the Charlotte Community College; yet his influence
extended throughout the college's attempt to secure four year status, which
was granted in 1963. |
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| This collection documents Kennedy's participation
in the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce's Education Committee as chair of the
Subcommittee on College Improvement, the Education Committee of the Charlotte
Engineer's Club, and the Advisory Board of Charlotte College. Also reflected
are the efforts of these groups to gain community and state wide support
for the college. The Kennedy Papers are divided into six series: |
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| Series: |
1: Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Education
Committee (1950-1957). |
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2: General Correspondence (1941-1958). |
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3: Statistics and Information (1945-1959). |
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4: Publicity Regarding the Development
of Charlotte College (1948-1957). |
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5: Legislation Regarding Charlotte College
(1955-1957). |
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6: Petitions (n.d.). |
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| [For additional related material, see University
Archives, record group 4: Records of Charlotte College, 1949-60. Of interest
are letters (5-3, 5-5-1950) from Kennedy to Frank Matthews proposing a Belk
University (folder 132, Four-Year College).] |
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SERIES
DESCRIPTIONS AND CONTAINER LISTS
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| Series 1: CHARLOTTE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EDUCATION COMMITTEE (1950-1957) |
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| This series documents one of the groups primarily
responsible for securing funding for Charlotte College. |
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Contents |
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CORRESPONDENCE WITH STATE ADVISORY BUDGET COMMISSION (1950-57):
concerns state allocations for Charlotte College (then supported by Charlotte
and Mecklenburg County), particularly regarding four year status and establishment
of a technical institute. |
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INTERNAL CORRESPONDENCE (1951-57): relates to curriculum
and preparation for meetings with the North Carolina State Advisory Budget
Commission. |
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MINUTES, REPORTS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS (1950-57) |
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| Series 2: GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
(1941-1958) |
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| This series documents Kennedy's solicitations
for and information about the possibility of Charlotte College becoming
a four year state supported school, primarily among members of the Education
Committee of the Charlotte Engineers Club. |
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Contents |
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GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (1941-58): correspondents include
North Carolina governors William B. Umstead, W. Kerr Scott, Luther H. Hodges,
and Cameron Morrison; Charlotte College president Bonnie E. Cone; University
of North Carolina president Frank P. Graham; and North Carolina State University
chancellors Carey H. Bostian and J. W. Harrelson. |
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| Series 3: STATISTICS
AND RESEARCH INFORMATION (1945-1959) |
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| This series includes material collected to support
the community's requests for both a technical institute within Charlotte
College and four year state supported status. |
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Contents |
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CHARLOTTE AND CARVER COLLEGES (1953-59, n.d.) |
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CHARLOTTE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (1949, 1954) |
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GEOGRAPHICAL CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG (1945-47) |
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GEOGRAPHICAL NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGES (1948-56) |
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GEOGRAPHICAL NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES (1946-58) |
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GEOGRAPHICAL UNITED STATES COLLEGES (1948-54) |
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SOUTHERN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (CHAMBLEE, GA.) (1950-56, n.d.) |
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TECHNICAL INSTITUTE GENERAL INFORMATION (1955-57) |
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| Series 4: PUBLICITY
REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHARLOTTE COLLEGE (1948-1957) |
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| This series contains editorial and letters to
the editor. |
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Contents |
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EDITORIALS (1948-56) |
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (1949-57): written by
Kennedy to the editors of The Charlotte News and The Charlotte Observer. |
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| Series 5: LEGISLATION
REGARDING CHARLOTTE COLLEGE (1955-1957) |
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| This series contains legislation regarding Charlotte
College. |
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Contents |
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LEGISLATION (1955-57, n.d.) |
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| Series 6: PETITIONS
(n.d.) |
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| This series contains petitions to the State Advisory
Budget Commission requesting a four year state supported college in Charlotte |
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PETITIONS (n.d.) |
