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Interview no. | L-0284 |
Restrictions | No restrictions. Open to research. |
Project | L.2. University of North Carolina: Anne Queen and the Campus Y |
Project description | Interviews, 1990-2010, about the Campus Y and Anne Queen, its director, 1964-1975. The Campus Y, a student organization founded in 1859, was active in integrating the University of North Carolina's undergraduate program, the local civil rights movement, Vietnam War protests, overturning the Speaker Ban Law, the Foodworkers' Strikes of 1969 and 1970, anti-apartheid work, and other major social movements. Interviewees include former Y student leaders, alumni, staff, and University administrators, who focus on the significance of the Y, with reflections on social movements, the development of social consciousness, staff support, student leadership and community, and work in post-college life. |
Date | May 20 2010 |
Interviewee | Elkins, Nancy. |
Interviewee occupation | Political activists |
Interviewee DOB | Unknown |
Interviewee ethnicity | Unidentified |
Interviewer | Vaughan, Hudson. |
Abstract | Nancy Elkins was an assistant director at the Campus Y from 1964 to 1966. She came to the Y through a connection with Anne Queen, the Y Director at the time. At the beginning of the interview, she discusses the Y's historical involvement in social justice and her memories of the major areas of involvement in the 1960s: civil rights, the Speaker Ban, Vietnam. As part of her involvement, Elkins would take students to the UN in New York City every year. She started the Upward Bound program, and talks about its creation and perseverance through the years. The Upward Bound program helped enable Charlie Scott, who had been staff on the program, to gain entry to the university and become the first African American basketball player at UNC. Elkins also discusses how UNC began admitting women as freshmen for the first time while she was on staff at the Y. Elkins believes that the YWCA's influence brough social justice as a priority to the Campus Y at UNC. Elkins discusses her childhood in Brevard, North Carolina, and the development of her social consciousness, then focuses back on the Y: specifically on the International Handicrafts Bazaar, created by her fellow staff member Norm Gustaveson. Elkins reflects on the roles of each staff member, particularly Helen Hammond and Anne Queen, and describes the Y building as it was in the mid-1960s and discusses her career path after leaving the Y. She concludes the interview with some thoughts on Speaker Ban and mentioning others involved with the Y at the time, then gives advice for students in the 21st century. |
Citation | Interview with [interviewee name] by [interviewer name], [interview date] [interview number], in the Southern Oral History Program Interview Database |
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Interview no. | L0284_Audio |