Clapacs, J. Terry November 22, 1993

Creator:

Freedman, Jean

Scope and content:

Born on November 26, 1943, J. Terry Clapacs is an Indiana University alumnus from the class of 1965 and a 1968 graduate of the School of Business. In this interview, he discusses his years as a student and his career as an administrator at Indiana University. Until 1976, Clapacs was the contract manager, then he became the director of university physical facilities, then vice president of facilities, and finally, the vice president for administration. He discusses memories of major events during his years as a student including the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Vietnam War.

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:

13 pages; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 37 minutes; index, 1 VHS

Subjects:

Cuban Missile Crisis
John F. Kennedy assassination
Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination
Vietnam War
university administrator

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