Collections : [Indiana University, Center for Documentary Research and Practice]

Born on March 3, 1922, Byrum E. Carter worked at Indiana University from 1947 until 1987 in the capacity of political science professor, assistant dean of faculties, dean of the college, and chancellor of the Bloomington campus. Carter discusses the impact of veterans in the student population after World War II, the growth of the university and its graduate programs, and campus politics. In addition, he speaks of campus controversy as exemplified by the 1969 boycott and the Ballantine Lock-In. Carter recalls Indiana University under the administrations of Herman B Wells, Elvis J. Stahr, and John Ryan.

Carol Lee Finkel, née Drevno, was born in Chicago in 1926. She lived there and in Providence, Rhode Island, before coming to Indiana University in 1944. She describes her student days at Indiana University including her School of Music recitals, memorable classes and instructors, and post-World War II changes on campus. After her 1948 graduation, Finkel continued her involvement with the university through alumni association activities and the education of her four children. She describes her post-graduation career as a musician and owner of a wholesale automotive distribution business.

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.

Richard C. "Rich" Searles was born in Massena, New York, in 1948. As a child, he lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Evansville, Indiana, then started as an Indiana University student in 1966. He talks about his experiences as a student in the late nineteen sixties, including his membership in the Sigma Nu fraternity and the Indiana University Student Foundation, and he puts his experiences in the context of the climate of the Vietnam War and racial tension. He describes his post-graduate career in the corporate world, as an employer, and as a member of the board of the Indiana University Foundation. He describes allegations of the mishandling of the Indiana University. Foundation's affairs. Searles offers his opinions on the administration of Indiana University from his student days to the mid-nineteen nineties.

John W. Snyder was a professor of history at Indiana University starting in 1954. In his time at the university he also served as Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences until 1969 when he left the university to become President at Westmont College. In this interview he discusses his research on learning problems and the SAT, student unrest in the 1960s, and changes to Indiana University during his tenure. Also, he comments the financial problems facing universities across the country and provides several amusing anecdotes.