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Samuel Adams--Endacott Society Interview

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Title

Samuel Adams--Endacott Society Interview

Date

2000-03-08

Contributor

Adams, Samuel L. (Interviewee)
Pickett, Calder M. (Interviewer)

Description

Samuel L. Adams, professor of journalism at the University of Kansas from 1973-1999, describes his childhood in a highly segregated southern Georgia town and touches on the Great Depression's effects on his family. He recounts his participation in the Korean War as part of the USO, and his career as a journalist. Adams recalls how he was brought to KU to legitimize the journalism department and profession and his efforts to recruit minority students.

Subject

Journalism
Korean War (1950-1953)
Great Depression
United Service Organizations (U.S.)
Adams, Samuel L., 1926-
University of Kansas
Oral history

URI

https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-endacott/130

Call number

CT 541

Archival collection title

Endacott Society Oral History Collection

Rights statement

This work is shared under Creative Commons license: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Rights URI

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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