Repository: Indiana University, Center for Documentary Research and Practice / Subjects: university administrator

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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: Samuel Braden received his Ph.D. from Indiana University in economics and remained with the university for over forty years. He was a professor and administrator at Indiana University Bloomington from 1937 to 1967 and then moved on in the same capacity to Indiana University Southeast. He also talks about the state university system, the growth of Indiana University regional campuses, and the changes that have taken place at Indiana University over the last thirty years.

Abstract Or Scope: 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.

Abstract Or Scope: Charles Harrell was born in Bloomington in 1911, was a student at Indiana University from 1929 to 1933, and again from 1934 to 1936, when he attended Indiana University School of Law. Harrell worked for Indiana University in the registrar's office, culminating in being the registrar himself, from 1954 to 1967. Harrell was secretary of the board of trustees from 1967 until his retirement. Harrell also reflects on changes in the university, its administration, and its future.