Earnhart, Don B. May 7, 1992

Creator:

Freedman, Jean

Scope and content:

Don B. Earnhart attended Indiana University as an undergraduate, graduating in 1949. He then went to work as an accountant for the Inland Container Corporation, owned by the Krannert family. The Krannerts planned to give money to Indiana University after their deaths and Mr. Earnhart became the administrative trustee of the Krannert Charitable Trust, which gave millions of dollars to the university. Earnhart also remained directly involved in the university himself, serving as director and treasurer of the Indiana University Foundation. In addition to this, he discusses university funding and the changes that have taken place on campus.

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:

12 pages; 1 7/8 ips, 38 minutes, index, 1 VHS

Subjects:

accounting
philanthropy
student body
university funding
World War II
accountant
administrative trustee
Indiana University Foundation director
student supreme court chief justice

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