Pratter, Harry May 23, 1994

Creator:

Freedman, Jean

Scope and content:

Born August 17, 1917 in Kiev, Ukraine, Harry Pratter was a professor of law at Indiana University Bloomington. In this interview he discusses his childhood, education, and arrival at Indiana University. He recounts student protests and riots on campus in the late 60s and early 70s, and discusses the impact of McCarthyism on the university. Further, he discusses the controversy over the Kinsey Institute.

Physical description:

29 pp.; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 105 minutes;index

Subjects:

African American students
campus change
Jews
Kinsey research
McCarthyism
student protests
student riots
student unrest
world War II
World War II veterans
administrative assistant
law professor

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