Interview, February 18, 2024

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Davis, Frank

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This oral history interview was conducted with Frank Davis on February 18, 2024 by Ava Meigs as part of the Bass Connections Agents of Change Oral History Project.

Duration: 01:19:18 (stereo)

Duration: 01:19:41 (mono)

During the interview, Davis explores the mission and work of the Durham Youth Striders Association (DSYA); Dr. Brenda Armstrong's extensive involvement with the DSYA as a coach, team physician, board member, and fundraiser; notable alumni of the DSYA; and the organization's relationship with Duke. Davis also discusses the founding of the DSYA; his current involvement with the DSYA; Armstrong's childhood in Rocky Mount, North Carolina; Armstrong's role in the Allen Building Takeover; her work as the Associate Dean of Admissions; Armstrong's community involvement in Durham and at St. Titus Episcopal Church; and other memories of Armstrong. This interview primarily focuses on Armstrong as a pivotal figure in the founding and work of the DYSA. The themes of this interview include community activism, academic and athletic excellence, physical health, and expanding access to health care.

Davis was selected to interview in order to highlight Armstrong's involvement with the DSYA as an example of her extensive community involvement and community activism. Armstrong, Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Dean of Admissions for the Duke University School of Medicine, and, among other roles, Vice President of the DSYA, and Davis, Co-Founder of the DSYA, worked together for 37 years.

Digital files include interview metadata and transcript (DOCX), interview with stereo (WAV), interview with mono (MP3), consent form (PDF), an image (JPG), and TXT files.

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Material in this series was processed using AXAEM's Electronic Records Processing module, which incorporates Bagger as a way to package electronic files with technical metadata. Captured digital content was ingested into AXAEM, where ClamAV Anti-Virus software detected and cleaned any computer viruses. The cleaned files were saved on the Duke University Medical Center Archives' secure server with a regular backup schedule. Includes 9 files totaling 919 MB that are available for research: Accession A2024.060 (9 files totaling 919 MB).

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