Interview with Glenn Freeman, December 6, 2006
Project: Community Colleges of Kentucky: History of Kentucky's Community Colleges Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Oral history with Senator Glenn Freeman, representing the Harlan County district from 1973 to 2000. Freeman discusses early life in Cumberland and Lynch, Kentucky, emphasizing the impact of coal mining. He describes the founding of Southeast Community College, including the people involved in its establishment, and tells of his influence on community college legislation. Interview concludes with an overview of the history of Harlan County and the impact of the college on the economy.Interview Accession
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Ayers, W. Bruce Chrisman, C. R. Community colleges--Administration Community colleges--History Community colleges--Kentucky Education, Higher Freeman, Glenn R. Freeman, Glenn R.--Interviews Godbey, Edsel T. (Edsel Taylor), 1929- Harlan County (Ky.) Harlan Daily Enterprise (Harlan, Ky.) Newman, E. K. Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Tri-City News United States Steel CorporationInterview Rights
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Freeman, Glenn Interview by John Klee. 06 Dec. 2006. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Freeman, G. (2006, December 06). Interview by J. Klee. Community Colleges of Kentucky: History of Kentucky's Community Colleges Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Freeman, Glenn, interview by John Klee. December 06, 2006, Community Colleges of Kentucky: History of Kentucky's Community Colleges Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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