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OLIVER REAGAN ROWE
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PAPERS, 1924, 1957-1988
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UNCC MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 47
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Collection Information |
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Biographical Note |
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Series Descriptions/Container
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Series 1: Speeches (1957-1963). |
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Series 2: Biographical (1924, 1965-1988). |
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Series 3: Recording (1982). |
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Series 4: Civitan Distinguished Citizenship Award
(1964, 1971-74). |
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Size:
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.5 linear feet (ca. 100 items, including 5 volumes). |
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| Locales: |
Charlotte (N.C.). |
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| Bulk Dates: |
1958-1964. |
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| Languages: |
English. |
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| Summary: |
Primarily transcriptions of speeches supporting the expansion
of Charlotte College (1958-63) and advocating the merger of the Charlotte
and Mecklenburg County school systems (1957-60). Also includes biographical
material, a recording of a Paul Harvey broadcast recognizing Rowe's contributions
to the Chi Psi fraternity (1982), and material about the Charlotte Civitan
Club's Annual Distinguished Citizenship Award. |
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| Index Terms: |
Charlotte (N.C.)--History. |
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Charlotte Civitan Club (Charlotte, N.C.). |
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Charlotte College--History. |
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System. |
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Rowe, Oliver Reagan. |
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Schools--North Carolina--Charlotte. |
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Schools--North Carolina--Mecklenburg County. |
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte--History. |
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| Sources: |
Gifts of Oliver R. Rowe, 1974, 1981, 1983-84. |
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Gift of Rowe Corporation, 1984. |
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Gift of Mrs. Oliver R. Rowe, 1998. |
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| Access: |
Unrestricted. |
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| Copyright: |
Not held by UNC Charlotte Library. |
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| Citation: |
Oliver Reagan Rowe 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: |
UNCC Oral History Collection: Founders and Supporters Series (#53). |
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UNCC University Archives Reference File--Biographies--Oliver
Reagan Rowe. |
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Bonnie
E. Cone Papers (UNCC Manuscript 112). |
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Charlotte
Civitan Club Records (UNCC Manuscript 213). |
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Richard
Elton Thigpen Papers (UNCC Manuscript 187). |
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| Research: |
Margaret G. Bigger. Equaling Excellence: The Biography of
Oliver Reagan Rowe (Dallas: Fine Book Division, Taylor Publishing Co., 1988). |
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| Oliver Reagan Rowe was born in Newport, Tenn.,
on December 12, 1902. His family moved to Charlotte when he was a child
and he was graduated from Central High School. Rowe attended the University
of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, where he earned a B.S. degree in electrical
engineering in 1925. Rowe joined the Charlotte firm of R. H. Bouligny Company
as a field engineer. He was named a vice-president in 1931 and became president
in 1966. Upon Bouligny's death in 1971, Rowe directed a reorganization of
the company, which resulted in the creation of the Rowe Corporation, parent
company of R. H. Bouligny, Inc. |
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| Serving as chair and president, Rowe built his
corporation into a worldwide enterprise of fourteen companies with construction,
industrial, and agricultural divisions making products ranging from farm
equipment to synthetic fiber machinery. He retired as president in 1985,
remaining as chair until his death on August 26, 1988 in Charlotte. [For
additional information, see Margaret G. Bigger, Equaling Excellence (1988);
and Mary Snead Boger, Charlotte 23 (1972).] |
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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS/CONTAINER
LIST
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| Series 1: |
SPEECHES (1957-1963) |
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| This series contains four volumes of sixty-five
speeches about Charlotte College and one volume of six speeches (1957-60)
in support of the consolidation of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County schools.
Evelyn G. Basinger compiled these speeches by Rowe in 1974. |
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Contents |
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SPEECHES--CHARLOTTE COLLEGE (1960-63): includes volume 1
(speeches 1-20, September, 1958-October 25, 1960); volume 2 (speeches 21-40,
October 28, 1960-August 28, 1962); volume 3 (speeches 41-50, September 12-November
27, 1962); and volume 4 (speeches 51-65, November 28, 1962-May 27, 1963).
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SPEECHES--CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION (1957-60):
includes speeches (1957-58), correspondence (1959), newspaper clippings
(1959), and a copy of "School Unit Consolidation in Charlotte and Mecklenburg
County," Popular Government (November-December, 1960). [See also Richard
Elton Thigpen Papers] |
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BIOGRAPHICAL (1924, 1965-1988) |
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| This series is contains biographical information
on Rowe, including certificates, and obituaries and editorials from The
Charlotte Observer (August, 1988). Also includes certificates of recognition
for his service to Charlotte College and UNC Charlotte (1965, 1975, 1980,
n.d.), North Carolina State University (1972), denoting his membership in
Phi Betta Kappa fraternity (1924) at UNC-Chapel Hill, and doctoral certificate
from UNC Charlotte (1987). |
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Contents |
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BIOGRAPHICAL (1924, 1965-88, n.d.) |
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CERTIFICATES (1924-1986) |
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CERTIFICATES (1980, 1987) |
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| Series 3: |
RECORDING (1982) |
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| This series is comprised of a cassette recording
of a five-minute syndicated broadcast of "Paul Harvey News" in
which he comments on the contributions of Rowe to the regeneration of the
Chi Psi Fraternity. Rowe, who joined the fraternity as a student at UNC-CH,
became national president in 1976. |
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Contents |
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RECORDING (1982) |
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| Series 4: |
CIVITAN DISTINGUISHED CITIZENSHIP AWARD
(1964, 1971-74) |
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| This series relates to Rowe as both recipient
of (1964) this award by the Charlotte Civitan Club and a planner and presenter
at the dinner/award ceremony (1971-74). He served as the first chair of
the committee to present this award from 1959 to 1964. |
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| Box:Folder |
Contents |
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CIVITAN DISTINGUISHED CITIZENSHIP AWARD (1964, 1971-74) |
