Keck, William H. March 14, 1994

Creator:

Freedman, Jean

Scope and content:

Born on August 15, 1919, William Keck is a 1941 alumnus of Indiana University. He served for five years in the United States military during World War II before returning home to southwestern Indiana where he worked at his family's Ford car dealership. Later in life, he became an active member of the Indiana University Foundation. Keck speaks of his days as an Indiana University student, recalling memories of his fraternity, Phi Gamma Delta, and his activities as a student baseball manager. In addition, he speaks of World War II, university growth, and the ROTC program at Indiana University. Some of Keck's anecdotes include his friends, Dick Stoner, Claude Rich, and many others.

Physical location:

Interviews are housed in Radio-TV Building, Room 314. Copies of interview transcripts are also held by the IU Libraries University Archives. Contact archives@indiana.edu for more information. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for Documentary Research and Practice office.

Physical description:

19 pages; 1 tape, 51 minutes; index, 1 VHS

Subjects:

baseball
fraternities
university growth
World War II

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