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World War II: The African American Experience begins to document the experiences of African American World War II veterans through audio recorded interviews. These oral histories are part of the collecting program established by the Kenneth Spencer Research Library’s Kansas Collection in 1986 to enhance the region’s permanent historical record of the African American experience. The collection includes donated materials that provide information about families, churches, organizations and businesses, especially during the 20th century.
This World War II oral history project is sponsored in part by the Sandra Gautt KU Endowment Fund, which Professor Emerita Gautt established to honor her father, Sgt. Thaddeus A. Whayne, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen unit. It is part of the ongoing efforts of the African American Experience Collections to document life in the Kansas region.
Interview with William Tarlton
Date: 2010-08-12
Interview with U.L. Gooch
Date: 2011-06-21
Interview with Robert Reed
Date: 2011-07-12
Interview with Merrill Ross
Date: 2011-06-14
Interview with Leroy Rolfe
Date: 2011-09-13
Interview with John H. Adams
Date: 2011-03-26
Interview with Harvey Bayless
Date: 2011-06-23
Interview with Harry Gumby
Date: 2011-12-06
Interview with Frederick C. Temple
Date: 2010-10-03
Interview with Charles S. Ellington
Date: 2011-12-13