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Transcript of Kermit Phelps--Endacott Society Interview

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Kermit Phelps, professor of Psychology at the University of Kansas from 1955-1970, discusses growing up in Illinois in the early 1920s and describes life at KU in the 1930s for a student who was African American. He discusses the effects of the Great Depression, working with veterans of many wars in hospitals in Topeka, KS and his relationship with Dr. Karl Menninger. Phelps recalls his involvement with the desegregation movement and his experiences at KU where he was the first African American in 'just about everything' at the university. The interview concludes with a discussion of his retirement and involvement with AARP and the Life Enrichment program.

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Title
Transcript of Kermit Phelps--Endacott Society Interview
Subject
Psychology
Great Depression
Discrimination
Electroconvulsive therapy
Phelps, C. Kermit, 1908-2002
University of Kansas
Oral history
Contributor
Phelps, Kermit (Interviewee)
Mary-Kate Tews (Interviewer)
Date
1988-06-13
Type
Text
Format
Oral history
application/pdf
Identifier
ku-endacott:138
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-endacott/138
CT 74
CT 74.2
CT 74.3
Language
eng
Relation
Kermit Phelps--Endacott Society Interview
Endacott Society Oral History Collection
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