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·_§,‘ UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY LIBRARIES' NEWSLETTER -
’ QJK. COMMEMORATES ONE THOUSANDTH ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW j i
I `Dr. Thomas D. Clark, who first came to Kentucky in l929, has been a
_ leading force in the development, teaching and preservation of Kentucky
· , history in the twentieth century. Chairman of the University of V
A E Kentucky History Department for twenty—three years, prolific writer and
renowned lecturer, Dr. Clark has been a respected scholar and social
`G ·‘ activist for five decades. His work with archives and libraries has
· been extensive and today, among various other duties, he serves on the
AExecutive.C0mmittee·of the Kentucky Oral History Commission.’ ~
It is quite fitting that the University of Kentucky Library Oral
j _ History Program should commemorate its one thousandth oral history
interview by talking with Dr. Clark. Begun in 1973, the Oral History
y Program includes interview projects on such individuals as Fred M.
· Vinson, A.B. Chandler, Earle C. Clements, John Sherman Cooper and
[ Robert Penn Warren. Such subjects as the Frontier Nursing Service,
Blacks in Lexington, the Black Church in Kentucky, and the history of
U.K. are also documented in the program. _
produced by the U.K. office of Instructional Resources, the three- j
jpart interview with Dr. Clark discusses his early career, his writings
and his role in the various issues confronting twentieth—century
Kentuckians. The interview will be broadcast by Kentucky Educational
Television at 6:30 p.m. EST on the evenings of July 8, 15 and 22, 1981.
Contributors: Nancy Baker (editor), Terry Birdwhistell, Pam Fields,
Faith Harders, Lynn Shrewsbury, Paul Willis
 
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