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Robert W. Scott

Governor Robert W. Scott sent riot-trained Highway Patrol squads to Chapel Hill in March 1969 to keep Lenoir Hall open during the UNC foodworkers' strike and later directed police to arrest students who refused to leave Manning Hall. The strike ended on March 21, 1969, after he met the workers' demands for a wage increase.

Source: UNC Libraries: Foodworkers' Strike (I Raised My Hand To Volunteer)

Also found in catalogs as Robert Walter Scott.

1929–2009 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

9 indexed works are connected with this person, and the index includes one work by Robert W. Scott.

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Robert W. Scott, 2013
Robert W. Scott, 2013

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By Robert W. Scott

Oral history interview with Bob Scott, April 4, 1990 interview L-0193, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007).

Scott, Robert Walter · 2007 · University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill

Robert W. Scott (1929-2009), North Carolina's governor between 1969 and 1973 and son of Governor Kerr Scott, interviewed by William Link on April 4, 1990 for the Southern Oral History Program. Scott discusses his student years at North Carolina State College in the early 1950s and his dealings with university president William Friday, including the food workers' strike at Chapel Hill, college integration, and the consolidation of the state's universities into the UNC System during his term. One hour thirty-seven minutes. Electronic edition 2007.

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Oral history interview with Elizabeth Brooks, October 2, 1974: interview E-0058, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)

Brooks, Elizabeth · 2006 · University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill

Elizabeth Brooks, a cafeteria worker at UNC and a leader of the 1969 food workers' strike, speaks in a Southern Oral History Program interview recorded October 2, 1974, by Beverly Jones. Born in Caswell County, Brooks had made her home in Hillsborough since 1949 and raised nine children before her first paid job, at the university. She describes the strike, the Black Student Movement's support for the workers, and the response of Governor Robert W. Scott. Published online in 2006 in Documenting the American South.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the NC Cardinal record: Scott, Robert Walter, 1929-2009.

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President Clinton at UNC bicentennial, October 12, 1993

Morton, Hugh M. · 1993

Bill Clinton at the podium during University Day, 12 October 1993, when UNC at Chapel Hill marked its 200th year. Two former North Carolina governors, Robert W. Scott and James Holshouser, appear behind the president in Hugh Morton's color slide.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the DPLA record: Scott, Robert Walter, 1929-2009.

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President Clinton at UNC bicentennial, October 12, 1993

Morton, Hugh M. · 1993

University Day, 12 October 1993: President Clinton gives the bicentennial address at UNC at Chapel Hill. Hugh Morton's color slide shows former governors Robert W. Scott and James Holshouser in the background, with Congressman Steve Neal behind Scott.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the DPLA record: Scott, Robert Walter, 1929-2009.

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UNC Bicentennial, 10/12/1993

Morton, Hugh M. · 1993

Bicentennial University Day at UNC, 12 October 1993, in Kenan Stadium. Former governor Robert W. Scott speaks at the podium. President Bill Clinton is in the scene, as are Paul Hardin, Edward Fort, Richard Cole, Dick Richardson and Martin Lancaster. Hugh Morton photograph, 35 mm black-and-white negative.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the DPLA record: Scott, Robert Walter, 1929-2009.

DPLA

Robert W. Scott at University Award Presentation, Nov. 1987

Morton, Hugh M. · 1987

Former North Carolina governor Robert W. Scott at the University Award ceremony in Chapel Hill, November 1987, where he was among those honored. Hugh Morton roll film negative.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the DPLA record: Scott, Robert Walter, 1929-2009.

DPLA

Robert W. Scott at University Award Presentation, Nov. 1987

Morton, Hugh M. · 1987

Former North Carolina governor Robert W. Scott shakes hands with C. D. Spangler, president of the University of North Carolina system, when Scott received the University Award in Chapel Hill in November 1987. A 35 mm black-and-white negative by Hugh Morton.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the DPLA record: Scott, Robert Walter, 1929-2009.

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1968 North Carolina gubernatorial candidates

Morton, Hugh M. · 1968

Candidates for governor of North Carolina in 1968 posed together at the North Carolina Press Association Institute in Chapel Hill on 19 January 1968: Democrats Robert W. Scott, Reginald Hawkins and J. Melville Broughton Jr., and Republicans John W. Stickley and James C. Gardner. They took part in an hour-long press conference. Photograph by Hugh Morton.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the DPLA record: Scott, Robert Walter, 1929-2009.

DPLA

Roland Giduz photographic collection, 1947-1970.

Giduz, Roland · 1947

Photographs made by Roland Giduz between 1947 and 1970, about 19,000 items across eleven linear feet in the North Carolina Collection at UNC. Topics include university buildings, commencements, drama productions, faculty and alumni, and baseball, basketball and football, along with the Carolina Inn and Kenan Memorial Stadium, and named figures including Frank Porter Graham, Gordon Gray and John F. Kennedy.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Scott, Robert Walter, 1929-2009.

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Start at OCPL

Books in OCPL’s Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection whose titles, catalog subjects, or descriptions match this person. The Friends’ recommended starting points are labelled.

  • Rebecca Wall Collection · NC 975.604 ROB The Governor Roberts, Nancy · 1972

    Nancy Roberts wrote the text and Bruce Roberts took the photographs for this large-format book about Robert W. Scott, governor of North Carolina from 1969 to 1973. McNally and Loftin of Charlotte published it in 1972, while Scott was still in office; 141 pages.

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  1. UNC food workers' strike On February 23, 1969 food service workers at UNC's Lenoir Hall left their counters and sat down at the cafeteria tables, and by the next morning nearly 100 dining hall employees had refused to report for work. The strike ended on March 21 when the University agreed to raise the hourly minimum from $1.60 to $1.80, pay roughly $180,000 in back wages, and appoint a Black supervisor. People: Mary Smith, Elizabeth Brooks, J. Carlyle Sitterson, Robert W. Scott, Julius L. ChambersUNC Libraries: Foodworkers' Strike, I Raised My Hand To Volunteer
  2. Governor Scott orders Lenoir Hall reopened under Highway Patrol guard After Chancellor Sitterson closed Lenoir Hall on March 5 during the foodworkers' strike, Governor Bob Scott ordered it reopened, sent at least 50 state patrolmen to Chapel Hill and mobilized a National Guard unit in Durham. The dining hall opened the next morning with more than 40 riot-equipped troopers and about 25 Chapel Hill police at its entrances while as many as 300 people picketed. People: J. Carlyle SittersonSearch the index · Daily Tar Heel: March 7, 1969, page 1
  3. State troopers clear Manning Hall on Governor Scott's orders About 75 state troopers ringed Manning Hall, the striking food workers' headquarters, on the afternoon of March 13 after Governor Bob Scott ordered it vacated. Students left before police arrived, and a crowd of up to 1,000 then rallied on the steps of South Building. People: J. Carlyle SittersonSearch the index · Daily Tar Heel: March 14, 1969, page 1
  4. The governor appoints a commission to study the future of the university's water and sewer systems Governor Robert W. Scott named a Utilities Study Commission to weigh whether the University of North Carolina should keep, sell or otherwise dispose of the water and sewer systems it operated for Chapel Hill and Carrboro. On May 28, 1976 the commission concluded that divesting most of the university's utility holdings was the best course. People: Robert W. ScottOrange Water and Sewer Authority: Learn (History of OWASA)

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  • Lenoir Hall University buildings and grounds · Chapel Hill · 2 events here
  • South Building University buildings and grounds · Chapel Hill · 1 event here

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Picture: Robert W. Scott, 2013. No known copyright restrictions. Photograph by State Archives of North Carolina Raleigh, NC; T_72_4_87; via Wikimedia Commons

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