Oral history interview with Frank Daniels Jr., September 11, 2002
Subtitle: interview R-0320, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Contributors: Kearns, Kathleen (Reporter), interviewer; Southern Oral History Program; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library
Edition: Electronic ed.
Publisher: University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill
Published: 2007
Place of publication: [Chapel Hill, N.C.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Interviews; Hospital trustees; Publishers and publishing; Newspaper publishing; Hospitals; Administration; Public records; Law and legislation; Public meetings; Press law; Discrimination in medical care; Rex Hospital (Raleigh, N.C.); WakeMed (Wake County, N.C.)
Other titles: Interview R-0320, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007); Interview with Frank Daniels Jr., September 11, 2002; Oral histories of the American South.
Description: Frank Daniels joined the News and Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina, as an office boy when he was fourteen, joined the full-time staff after serving in World War I, and became publisher in 1971, helming the paper until 1996. The paper was a family business--Daniels's grandfather bought it in 1894--but Daniels does not describe much of the internal workings of the newsroom because the focus of this interview is on two Raleigh-area hospitals, Wake Medical Center and Rex Hospital. Daniels himself, though he became chairman of the board at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, seems more concerned with openness, and the natural conflict between organizations that value privacy and the press that demands openness. In addition to commenting on these issues, Daniels shares his thoughts on racial integration at Wake and Rex and his interactions with some hospital administrators, including Bill Andrews and Ray Champ. This interview will be most useful for researchers interested in Wake Medical Center and Rex Hospital, who may find some insights into hospital administration and leadership here.
Notes: Title from menu page (viewed on Nov. 14, 2008).

Interview participants: Frank Daniels Jr., interviewee; Kathleen Kearns, interviewer.

Duration: 00:58:36.

This electronic edition is part of the UNC-Chapel Hill digital library, Documenting the American South.  It is a part of the collection Oral histories of the American South.

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Original version: Southern Oral History Program Collection, (#4007), Series R, Special research projects, interview R-0320, Manuscripts Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Original transcript: 25 p.

Funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services supported the electronic publication of this interview.

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