Interview with Frank B. Simpson, October 23, 1997

Project: University of Kentucky Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Frank B. Simpson, former superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools, talks about his time at the University of Kentucky for most of the interview. Simpson discusses the advantage attending the University of Kentucky gave him and how it helped him in his future career in education. He also talks about racial integration during his time in college, as well as throughout his career as a teacher, principal, and superintendent. Simpson discusses his career achievements and gives advice to students.

Interview Accession

1997oh083_af588

Interviewee Name

Frank B. Simpson

Interviewer Name

Helen M. Swain

Interview Date

1997-10-23

Interview Keyword

University of Kentucky--Integration University of Kentucky--Racism African American school superintendents Career achievements Career awards Student advice Kentucky educators World War II veterans G.I. Bill Kentucky--World War II veterans

Interview LC Subject

Simpson, Frank B. Simpson, Frank B.--Interviews University of Kentucky University of Kentucky--History University of Kentucky. Graduate School Universities and colleges--Graduate work College students. Education, Higher--Kentucky--Lexington African American college students--Social conditions African Americans--Education--Kentucky--Lexington Kentucky State University Teachers--Kentucky United States. Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 University of Kentucky. College of Education Discrimination in higher education

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Simpson, Frank B. Interview by Helen M. Swain. 23 Oct. 1997. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Simpson, F.B. (1997, October 23). Interview by H. M. Swain. University of Kentucky Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Simpson, Frank B., interview by Helen M. Swain. October 23, 1997, University of Kentucky Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

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