Interview with John T. Smith, June 23, 1987
Project: University of Kentucky Oral History Project
Interview Summary
John T. Smith was the Vice President for the Office of Minority Affairs at the University of Kentucky. In this interview, he discusses how he came to work in the Office of Minority Affairs, what the office was like before his arrival, and the progress he made during his tenure there. He talks about the climate on UK's campus for minority students at the time, and the efforts he made to improve diversity at UK.Interview Accession
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Smith, John T., 1919-1994 Smith, John T., 1919-1994--Interviews University of Kentucky University of Kentucky--History Minorities in higher education Discrimination in higher education African American college students--Social conditions African Americans--Education--Kentucky--Lexington Universities and colleges--Administration. Education, Higher--Kentucky College students--Attitudes. College students--Conduct of life. College students--Social conditions College environment College choice College administrators African American college students.Interview Rights
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Smith, John T. Interview by Doris Weathers. 23 Jun. 1987. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Smith, J.T. (1987, June 23). Interview by D. Weathers. University of Kentucky Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Smith, John T., interview by Doris Weathers. June 23, 1987, University of Kentucky Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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