Interview with John L. Atkins, III, 14 June 2011
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Item information
- Title:
- Interview with John L. Atkins, III, 14 June 2011
- Description:
- Atkins discusses: his childhood growing up around Duke University, where both parents were alumni; early interest in architecture and drawing; student life and classes at NC State; Chancellor John Caldwell; NC State athletics and athletics director Willis Casey; School of Design faculty including Robert Burns, Henry Kamphoefner, Brian Shawcroft, and George Bireline; the controversy surrounding the name change of State College to University of North Carolina at Raleigh; friendship with Governor Terry Sanford; fire that destroyed Pullen Hall and the arsonist at large; ROTC; visit to the White House to meet President Lyndon Johnson; experience as a military intelligence officer in the Vietnam War; graduate school at UNC-Chapel Hill; how NC State's campus has changed since his time there. [Preferred citation: Interview with John L. Atkins III by Jonathan Holloway, 14 June 2011, Student Leaders Oral Histories, MC 00401, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC]
- Topics:
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Design
Student Life
University History
- Subjects:
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College student government
- Original Format:
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Digital video recording, sound, color
- Extent:
- 1:01:00
- Item identifier:
- mc00401-oh-atkins-20110614
- Interviewer:
- Holloway, Jonathan more info on Holloway, Jonathan
- Interviewee:
- Atkins, John L., III more info on Atkins, John L., III
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Interviews
Oral histories (Document genres)
- Names:
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Atkins, John L., III
more info on Atkins, John L., III
North Carolina State University -- Students more info on North Carolina State University -- Students
North Carolina State University. Student Government more info on North Carolina State University. Student Government
North Carolina State University. School of Design more info on North Carolina State University. School of Design
- Location:
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Research Triangle Park (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Student Leaders Oral Histories
Source information
- Repository:
- Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
- Collection:
- Student Leaders Oral Histories, 2010-2014 (MC00401) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
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