IU Bicentennial Oral History Project

 

Remember when the library was in Franklin Hall? What about the 10th Street Stadium?

As part of the plans for the university's bicentennial celebration, we are gathering oral histories from our alumni. The official records of the university can only tell us so much - we need to learn more about campus student life. Please consider sitting down to talk with researchers about your IU memories! Attended a regional campus? We want your stories, too!

 

Will you help us?

If you are interested in arranging a time to speak with a researcher, please contact Dr. Barbara Truesdell at barbara@indiana.edu or 812-855-2856. Interviews should only take approximately 30 minutes -- or, for as long as you need to tell your story!

Further information to prepare you for the interview:

 

Sample questions

Informed consent form

Brochure

 

2010 IU Bicentennial Oral History Project team: Philip Bantin, University Archivist Don Gray, Professor Emeritus of English Dina Kellams, Associate Archivist, IUB Archives (co-coordinator) Kelly Kish, Research Specialist, Office of the President Carrie Schwier, Assistant Archivist, IUB Archives Dr. Barbara Truesdell, Assistant Director, Center for the Study of History and Memory (co-coordinator) Desiree Zerquera, Graduate Assistant, Office of the President

Dr. Don Gray interviews sorority sisters Marsha Carlson, Marie Kingdon, Barbara Gramling, and Letitia Furlin, Class of 1959.