Lash, Donald R. March 27, 1992

Creator:

Freedman, Jean

Scope and content:

Donald Lash received his BA from Indiana University in 1937 and then remained at the university for two more years in order to get a master's degree in political science. Lash was also an excellent athlete; he held the world record in the two mile, was the national cross-country champion for seven years, and was a member of the United States track team at the Berlin Olympics. After graduation, Lash became a state police officer and then an FBI agent, specializing in firearms. Lash maintained his ties with Indiana University, serving as a trustee and then representing the university's interests as a state legislator. After retiring from the bureau, Lash started his own real estate business. When discussing his time at Indiana University, Lash mentions funding issues, the impact of the Vietnam War on the university's campus, and what the campus was like during his undergraduate days.

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 audiocassette, 1 7/8 ips, 44 minutes; index, 1 VHS

Subjects:

communism
Indiana University athletics
Japanese internment camps
music
Nazism
police science
university funding
Vietnam War
welfare
Agricultural Committee chairperson
FBI agent
firearms instructor
Indiana University trustee
national cross-country champion
Olympian
real estate agent
runner
state legislator
state police officer

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