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ADDISON H. REESE
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PAPERS, 1951-1977
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UNCC MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 62
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| Contents: |
Collection Information |
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Biographical Note |
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Scope and Content Note |
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Series Descriptions and
Container Lists |
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1: Charlotte Community College System (1957-1962).
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2: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
(1970-1976). |
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3: University of North Carolina System
(1970-1976). |
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4: University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill (1970-1973). |
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5: North Carolina Study Commission on Student
Financial Aid (1968-1971). |
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6: North Carolina Educational Council on
National Purpose, Inc. (1961-1967). |
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7: Banking (1951-1977). |
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8: Photographs (n.d.). |
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Size:
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2 linear feet (ca. 3,600 items, including 18 photographs). |
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| Locales: |
Charlotte. |
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| Bulk Dates: |
1957-1976. |
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| Languages: |
English. |
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| Summary: |
Papers of a key supporter of UNC Charlotte, relating to his
membership on the boards of Charlotte College and UNCC, the UNC system,
and other state-wide groups concerned with higher education. Includes material
concerning the case of Wynn v. Charlotte Community College System involving
the construction of separate campuses for predominately white Charlotte
College and predominately black Carver College (1958-61); the East Carolina
Medical School controversy (1970-74); and the restructuring of higher education
in North Carolina (1971-72). Contains very little material concerning his
chairmanship of North Carolina National Bank (now NationsBank). |
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| Index Terms: |
Carver College. |
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Charlotte College. |
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Charlotte Community College System. |
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Community colleges--North Carolina--Charlotte. |
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East Carolina University. School of Medicine. |
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Education, Higher--North Carolina. |
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North Carolina Educational Council on National Purpose, Inc.
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North Carolina Study Commission on Student Financial Aid |
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Reese, Addison H. (Addison Hardcastle), 1908-1977. |
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Segregation in higher education--North Carolina--Charlotte. |
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Universities and colleges--North Carolina. |
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Universities and colleges--North Carolina--Charlotte. |
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University of North Carolina (System). |
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte. |
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| Sources: |
Transfer from University Archives, 1974. |
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Gift of Mrs. Addison H. Reese, 1981. |
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| Access: |
Unrestricted. |
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| Copyright: |
Not held by UNC Charlotte Library. |
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| Citation: |
Addison H. Reese 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--Addison Hardcastle
Reese. |
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UNC Charlotte University Archives. |
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| Addison Hardcastle Reese was born in Baltimore
County, Md., on December 28, 1908 to Gordon Lipponcott and Edith Octavia
Ford Reese. He attended Johns Hopkins University (1925-28), leaving after
his junior year. Reese began his lifelong career in 1930 as a statistician
for the Franck-Rosenburg Company, a private banking firm in Baltimore. Following
Franck-Rosenburg's liquidation in 1931, he became a clerk in the Bank of
Sparrows Point, Md. In 1932, Reese was appointed an assistant national bank
examiner for the Office of Comptroller of the Currency in Washington, D.C.
He was promoted to senior national bank examiner in 1936. Reese resigned
in 1940 to become vice president of Nicodemus National Bank in Hagerstown,
Md. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Air Force, attaining the
rank of major. After the war, he returned to Nicodemus, leaving in 1947
to become president and chair of County Trust Company in Baltimore. Reese
came to Charlotte in 1951 as executive vice president of American Trust
Company, which, through a series of mergers, became North Carolina National
Bank (NCNB) in 1960. He became president and chief executive officer of
NCNB in 1968 and retired in 1973. Reese also served on the board of the
Federal Reserve City Bankers (1965) and as a director of the International
Monetary Conference. |
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| Reese was named to the Board of Advisors of
the Charlotte Community College System in 1957 and was later elected to
its Board of Trustees. He served as chair of the Charlotte College Site
Committee in 1958. In 1963, Reese was appointed vice chair of the Charlotte
College Board of Trustees, serving as chair (1964-65) following J. Murrey
Atkins's death. He was named to the board of trustees of The University
of North Carolina in 1965 and of UNC Charlotte in 1968, serving as the latter's
chair, 1972-77. During 1970-71, Reese served as a member of the North Carolina
Legislative Study Commission on Student Financial Aid. He also served as
a member of the UNCC Foundation (1971-72, 1975-76). Reese received one of
UNCC's first two honorary degrees in 1968 and the school's administration
building is named for him. The North Carolina Citizens Committee bestowed
its 1974 Distinguished Citizenship Award upon him. |
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| In 1936, Reese married Gertrude Rasin Craig of
Baltimore. They had no children. He died in Charlotte on September 1, 1977
and was buried in Baltimore. |
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| [For additional information, see Mary Snead
Boger, Charlotte 23 (1972) and William S. Powell, ed., Dictionary of North
Carolina Biography, volume 5, P-S (1994).] |
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| This collection documents Reese's role in the
development of Charlotte College and UNC Charlotte. Material also documents
his involvement in the restructuring of the UNC System in 1971. A small
amount of information relates to his banking career (see Memorabilia). The
Reese Papers are divided into seven series: |
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| Series: |
1: Charlotte Community College System (1957-1962).
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2: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
(1970-1976). |
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3: University of North Carolina System
(1970-1976). |
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4: University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill (1970-1973). |
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5: North Carolina Study Commission on Student
Financial Aid (1968-1971). |
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6: North Carolina Educational Council on
National Purpose, Inc. (1961-1967). |
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7: Banking (1951-1977). |
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8: Photographs (n.d.). |
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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
AND CONTAINER LISTS
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| Series 1: CHARLOTTE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (1957-1962) |
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| This series documents Reese's service on Board
of Trustees. Material relates to site selection, financing, and construction
of Carver and Charlotte colleges. |
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Contents |
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| 1:1 |
CARVER COLLEGE--BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS (1958-62) |
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CARVER COLLEGE--FINANCE (1958-60) |
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CARVER COLLEGE--GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (1958-59) |
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CHARLOTTE COLLEGE--BOARD OF TRUSTEES (1957-62) |
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CHARLOTTE COLLEGE--BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS (1957-62) |
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CHARLOTTE COLLEGE--"CAMPAIGN TO BECOME PART OF THE GREATER
UNIVERSITY" (1960-62) |
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CHARLOTTE COLLEGE--CORRESPONDENCE (1958-62) |
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CHARLOTTE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM--BUDGET AND FINANCES (1957-62)
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CHARLOTTE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM--BUILDING AND GROUNDS
(1958-62) |
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CHARLOTTE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM--WYNN V. CHARLOTTE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE SYSTEM (1958-61): documents controversy over construction of separate
facilities for whites and blacks. |
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| Series 2: UNIVERSITY
OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (1970-1976) |
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| This series is comprised primarily of correspondence
reflecting Reese's service on Board of Trustees (1972-76) and on Foundation
(1971-72, 1975-76). |
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Contents |
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| 1:14-15 |
BOARD OF TRUSTEES (1970-76): includes information on East
Carolina University Medical School controversy. |
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| 1:16-19 |
FOUNDATION (1971-76) |
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| Series 3: UNIVERSITY
OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM (1970-1976) |
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| This series documents Reese's involvement with
the UNC system, mostly in regard to the 1971 restructure into a 16-campus
system. |
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Contents |
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| 2:1 |
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (1970-73, 1976): relates to implementation
of restructuring act passed in North Carolina General Assembly in 1971. |
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| 2:2-5 |
RESTRUCTURING OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN NORTH CAROLINA (1971-72):
documents debate over proposals for restructuring the UNC system and the
legislation enacted in 1971. |
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| Series 4: UNIVERSITY
OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (1970-1973) |
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| This series reflects Reese's involvement as
Charlotte area coordinator with the UNC-CH School of Business Administration's
fund-raising campaign, "Program for the Seventies." |
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| Series 5: NORTH CAROLINA
LEGISLATIVE STUDY COMMITTEE ON STUDENT FINANCIAL AID (1968-1971) |
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| This series documents Reese's service on this
Commission (1970-71), charged with making recommendations on financial aid
to students in both private and public colleges and universities in North
Carolina. |
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Contents |
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| 2:7-11 |
1968-1971, n.d. |
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| 2:12 |
BACKGROUND MATERIAL |
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| Series 6: NORTH CAROLINA
EDUCATIONAL COUNCIL ON NATIONAL PURPOSE (1961-1967) |
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| This series represents Reese's membership in
this non-profit organization established to increase citizen awareness of
the communist threat to the nation through educational programs. |
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Contents |
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| 2:13 |
NORTH CAROLINA EDUCATION COUNCIL ON NATIONAL PURPOSE (1961-67) |
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| Series 7: BANKING (1951-1977)
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| This series is comprised primarily of newspaper
clippings (1951-73) representing Reese's career in banking, especially as
relates to his employment with American Trust Company. |
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Contents |
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| 2:14 |
BANKING (1951-77) |
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| Series 8: PHOTOGRAPHS
(n.d.) |
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| This series is comprised primarily of black and
white prints of Reese. |
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Contents |
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| P2:27 |
PHOTOGRAPHS--PRINTS (n.d.): includes an autographed photograph
of Ronald Reagan (P62/4). |
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| ADDISON HARDCASTLE REESE PAPERS (Mss 62) |
| PHOTOGRAPHS--PRINTS |
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Description |
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| FOLDER P7:5 |
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| P62/1-2 |
Various shots of Reese (n.d.) |
| P62/3 |
General Electric luncheon for Ronald Reagan in Charlotte:
[left to right] P. J. Cooper, Senor Valenzuela [president, Lions Club International],
Reese (early 1950s) |
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General Electric luncheon for Ronald Reagan [2nd from left,
left side] [autographed by Reagan] (early 1950s) |
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Sam James Ervin [2nd from right in #5; right in #6] at Belk
Dinner, also attended by Reese [1st on right in #5; left in #6] (1956) |
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Torrence E. Hemby (center?), Reese (right), and another man
at a meeting (1954) |
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Reese (left) and two men standing in front of a picture showing
some type of interest pattern (1954?) |
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Joint meeting of Board of Directors, American Commercial
Bank, with members of Raleigh board, at the City Club, Charlotte (1959) |
| P62/10-11 |
Various shots of Reese (1954. n.d.) |
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Reese in front of American Commercial Building construction
site, Charlotte (n.d.) |
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Reese (center) presenting $2500 check from NCNB to Charlotte
College Foundation (1960) |
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Commencement at UNC Charlotte: Bonnie E. Cone [right in #14],
Dean W. Colvard (left in #14; left in #15?), A. H. Reese (2nd to right in
#14; center in #15) (1968) |
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Various shots of Reese [#16 in Greensboro, N.C.; #17 located
at the opening of the Sedgefield Office) (1954, 1960, n.d.) |
