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Abstract Or Scope: This project is a compilation of interviews of subjects with strong ties to and memories of Indiana University, primarily at the Bloomington campus, including former students, faculty, and staff, among others. The information spans most of the twentieth century and deals with the administrations under presidents Herman B Wells, John Ryan, Thomas Ehrlich, and Myles Brand. The project occurred in two parts. The first round of interviews was with administrators, trustees, and other high-ranking members of the university hierarchy. The second round of interviews was with senior faculty from a number of departments in the College of Arts and Sciences. The project is a survey of Indiana University's history as a whole including information about various academic departments, athletics, student organizations, campus growth, and the university's growth in the twentieth century. This project was funded by President Emeritus John Ryan.

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Abstract Or Scope: Born in 1921, William G. Bannon is an Indiana University alumnus from the class of 1943 and a 1945 alumnus of the Indiana University School of Medicine. After brief service in the United States army, Bannon began a successful career as a physician while maintaining an active association with Indiana University. In this interview, he discusses athletics, African-American students at the university, the importance of fraternities and sororities, and the economy of the state of Indiana. In addition, Bannon speaks of the Indiana University board of trustees of which he was a member for several years.

Abstract Or Scope: Born in 1960, Mark Kruzan is a 1982 Indiana University alumnus and former student body president who discusses his years as a student in this interview. He speaks of his involvement in student government and campus politics, especially through the Indiana University Student Association. Some of the controversies he dealt with involved tuition increase protests, funding for the Black Student Union, and campus safety. After graduation and earning his law degree from Indiana University, Kruzan was elected as an Indiana state representative beginning in 1986. He discusses the Indiana state legislature, Indiana state politics and economy, and how each of these topics relates to and affects Indiana University.

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