Oral History of Kem McNair
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Title
Oral History of Kem McNair
Alternative Title
Oral History, McNair
Subject
New Smyrna Beach (Fla.)
Oral history--United States
Surfing--United States
Surfers--United States
Surfboards
Description
An oral history with Kem McNair, a surfer, artist, musician, photographer, and owner of McNair Computer Arts LLC in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Born on December 27, 1952, McNair moved from southern Georgia to Central Florida around 1962. He learned to surf and became a member of the Surfari Club for many years. McNair has competed in various surfing contests and has won various championships, including the Florida Surfing Championship, and was a member of the Hobie Surf Team. Other topics discussed in the oral history include memories of Central Florida, the Surfari Club, learning how to surf, how surfing has changed over time, injuries McNair suffered from surfing, and traveling to surfing competitions.
Abstract
Oral history interview of Kem McNair. Interview conducted by Irene Pump and Lindsay Hemings at Daytona State College, New Smyrna Beach-Edgewater Campus in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
Table Of Contents
00:00 Introduction
0:00:55 Central Florida memories
0:01:53 Surfari Club
0:03:10 Learning to surf
0:06:11 How surfing has changed over time
0:09:36 Injuries and memories
0:23:56 New Smyrna Beach
0:26:05 Surfing contests
0:30:51 Surfari Club parties
0:32:05 Favorite aspect of surfing
0:00:55 Central Florida memories
0:01:53 Surfari Club
0:03:10 Learning to surf
0:06:11 How surfing has changed over time
0:09:36 Injuries and memories
0:23:56 New Smyrna Beach
0:26:05 Surfing contests
0:30:51 Surfari Club parties
0:32:05 Favorite aspect of surfing
Creator
Pump, Irene
Hemings, Lindsay
McNair, Kem
Source
McNair, Kem. Interview by Irene Pump and Lindsay Hemings. Daytona State College, New Smyrna Beach-Edgewater Campus. July 18, 2013. Audio/video record available. Daytona State College, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
Publisher
Date Created
2013-07-18
Date Modified
2014-02-11
Contributor
Gallant, Darin
Knopp, Adam
Long, Frankie
Rood, James
Testerman, Alyssa
Is Part Of
Daytona State College Collection, Volusia County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
video/mp4
Extent
354 MB
Medium
35-minute and 22-second audio/video recording
Language
eng
Type
Moving Image
Coverage
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Witch's Rock, Santa Rosa National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Ollie's Point, Santa Rosa National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Irene Pump, Lindsay Hemings, and Kem McNair, and published by the Daytona State College School for Behavior and Social Sciences.
Rights Holder
Copyright to the resource is held by Daytona State College and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
History Skill Building Project 2013, School for Behavior and Social Sciences, Daytona State College
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Sweett, Lawrence J. New Smyrna Beach. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2006.
Cumiskey, Kate. Surfing in New Smyrna Beach. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing, 2010.
"History." City of New Smyrna Beach, Florida. http://www.cityofnsb.com/198/History.
"About the Club." Smyrna Surfari Club. http://smyrnasurfariclub.com/.
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Pump, Irene
Hemings, Lindsay
Interviewee
McNair, Kem
Location
Daytona State College-New Smyrna Beach-Edgewater Campus, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Original Format
1 audio/video recording
Duration
35 minutes and 22 seconds
Bit Rate/Frequency
194kbps
Collection
Citation
Pump, Irene, Hemings, Lindsay, and McNair, Kem, “Oral History of Kem McNair,” RICHES, accessed April 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/3031.