World War II: The African American Experience | KU Libraries Digital Collections

World War II: The African American Experience begins to document the experiences of African American World War II veterans through audio recorded interviews. These oral histories are part of the collecting program established by the Kenneth Spencer Research Library’s Kansas Collection in 1986 to enhance the region’s permanent historical record of the African American experience. The collection includes donated materials that provide information about families, churches, organizations and businesses, especially during the 20th century.

This World War II oral history project is sponsored in part by the Sandra Gautt KU Endowment Fund, which Professor Emerita Gautt established to honor her father, Sgt. Thaddeus A. Whayne, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen unit. It is part of the ongoing efforts of the African American Experience Collections to document life in the Kansas region.

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: Interview with Charles S. Ellington

: Interview with Frederick C. Temple

: Interview with Harry Gumby

: Interview with Harvey Bayless

: Interview with John H. Adams

: Interview with Leroy Rolfe

: Interview with Merrill Ross

: Interview with Robert Reed

: Interview with U.L. Gooch

: Interview with William Tarlton

Users of this collection should be aware that these items reflect the attitudes of the people, period, or context in which they were created. Certain images, words, terms, or descriptions may be offensive, culturally insensitive, or considered inappropriate today. These items do not represent the views of the libraries or the university. https://spencer.lib.ku.edu/collections/problematic-description