Oral history interview with Thomas Carr, December 6, 1996
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Thomas Carr, WMU alumnus and staff member, conducted by Lew Carlson on December 6, 1996 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Carr recollects his early years playing sports in Muskegon, being drafted into the minor leagues, attending Muskegon Community College after the service, and transferring to WMU to graduate with a History degree in 1959. He talks in depth about his time in Housing during years of massive growth and building projects, and describes attacks on his office during protests in the late 1960s.
Dates
- Creation: December 6, 1996
Creator
- Carlson, Lewis H. (Interviewer, Person)
Extent
From the Series: 5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Redmond, C. Leo, 1900-1991 (Person)
- Potter, Harry E., 1901-1980 (Person)
- Miller, James W., 1913-1993 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections Repository
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
arch-collect@wmich.edu