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Interview no. | L-0291 |
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 | March 8 2010 |
Interviewee | Wiggins, Edith. |
Interviewee occupation | Unknown |
Interviewee DOB | Unknown |
Interviewee ethnicity | Unidentified |
Interviewer | Vaughan, Hudson. |
Abstract | Edith Wiggins worked for the Campus Y under Anne Queen in the early 1970s, and she served as Campus Y Director from 1976 until the early 1980s. In this interview, Wiggins discusses her work with the Y, how she came to work at the Y, and the role Anne Queen played in her work with the Y. She begins by discussing the International Handicrafts Bazaar, one of the most active programs at the Y during her time there. She then discusses Anne Queen’s personality, her ability to integrate and welcome black students, and her use of food and hospitality as a way to build bridges--especially as a way of welcoming the university's first black students. During Wiggins' directorship, the Y gradually distanced itself from its roots as a religious organization. Wiggins describes her directorship, the space of the Y, and its connection to campus. To Wiggins, the Y was a kind of laboratory for student ideas and leadership to grow. Wiggins speaks about the George Gamble directorship controversy of the 1980s, although she speaks in more detail about this issue off the record. In conclusion, Wiggins discusses some of the most memorable students she worked with, as well as how the most important part of the Y to her was the relationships it fostered. |
Citation | Interview with [interviewee name] by [interviewer name], [interview date] [interview number], in the Southern Oral History Program Database |
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Interview no. | L0291_Audio |