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John Enlund, Oral History Interview, 2022, Victoria Buckman, Matt Jones
John Enlund, Oral History Interview, 2022, Victoria Buckman, Matt Jones
Oral Histories
In the Fall of 2022, Matt Jones’s Oral History Techniques class conducted a set of interviews documenting the stories behind the student unrest on Eastern Michigan University’s campus from 1966-1972. John Enlund was a dedicated student activist on EMU's campus, member of Students for a Democratic Society, and one of the students arrested at McKenny Hall on campus during the People's Lounge Incident. He was involved with others like Frank Michels and Barry Simon during this time of student unrest, and left his mark on EMU.
Dennis Hertel, Oral History Interview, 2022, Katherine St. Amand, Matt Jones
Dennis Hertel, Oral History Interview, 2022, Katherine St. Amand, Matt Jones
Oral Histories
In the Fall of 2022, Matt Jones’s Oral History Techniques class conducted a set of interviews documenting the stories behind the student unrest on Eastern Michigan University’s campus from 1966-1972. Dennis Hertel was an EMU student in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Vice President of the student body, and president of the student senate, Hertel was involved in making important decisions regarding the status of student unrest and upset with EMU administration. He would go on to be a United States congressman.
Anthony Head, Oral History Interview, 2022, Kari Havenaar, Matt Jones
Anthony Head, Oral History Interview, 2022, Kari Havenaar, Matt Jones
Oral Histories
In the Fall of 2022, Matt Jones’s Oral History Techniques class conducted a set of interviews documenting the stories behind the student unrest on Eastern Michigan University’s campus from 1966-1972. Anthony Head was a student at EMU during this time, and became involved with student activism and campus demonstrations after learning about counterculture and left-leaning politics.
Ed Mattos, Oral History Interview, 2022, Ellie Keys, Matt Jones
Ed Mattos, Oral History Interview, 2022, Ellie Keys, Matt Jones
Oral Histories
In the Fall of 2022, Matt Jones’s Oral History Techniques class conducted a set of interviews documenting the stories behind the student unrest on Eastern Michigan University’s campus from 1966-1972. Ed Mattos was a student at EMU in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was a student activist, most notably as the chairman of the Student Mobilization Committee. Mattos dedicated his time at EMU to being an activist, and was involved with demonstrations on campus.
Pat Fry, Oral History Interview, 2022, Marian Feinberg, Matt Jones
Pat Fry, Oral History Interview, 2022, Marian Feinberg, Matt Jones
Oral Histories
In the Fall of 2022, Matt Jones’s Oral History Techniques class conducted a set of interviews documenting the stories behind the student unrest on Eastern Michigan University’s campus from 1966-1972. Pat Fry was an EMU student in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She was a member of the Student Liberation Action Movement, wrote for underground newspaper The Second Coming, and Communist activist. Pat dedicated her life to fighting for equality and justice for all, continuing to be an advocate until she passed away in 2023.
Gerald "Skip" Lawver, Oral History Interview, 2022, Andrew Schneider, Matt Jones
Gerald "Skip" Lawver, Oral History Interview, 2022, Andrew Schneider, Matt Jones
Oral Histories
In the Fall of 2022, Matt Jones’s Oral History Techniques class conducted a set of interviews documenting the stories behind the student unrest on Eastern Michigan University’s campus from 1966-1972. Gerald "Skip" Lawver was an EMU student who served as an intelligence officer in the US Army, an instructor with the EMU Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC), a sergeant with the EMU police force. Skip was a sergeant with EMU during the events that took place near EMU's campus in May of 1970, working to keep things under control.
Barry Simon, Oral History Interview, 2022, Austin Martin, Matt Jones
Barry Simon, Oral History Interview, 2022, Austin Martin, Matt Jones
Oral Histories
In the Fall of 2022, Matt Jones’s Oral History Techniques class conducted a set of interviews documenting the stories behind the student unrest on Eastern Michigan University’s campus from 1966-1972. Barry Simon was an EMU student in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was a student activist involved in underground newspaper the Second Coming, and eventually arrested during the People's Lounge incident in McKenny Hall on EMU's campus. Simon would later become the student body president.
Frank Michels, Oral History Interview, 2022, Katherine Hacanyan, Matt Jones
Frank Michels, Oral History Interview, 2022, Katherine Hacanyan, Matt Jones
Oral Histories
In the Fall of 2022, Matt Jones’s Oral History Techniques class conducted a set of interviews documenting the stories behind the student unrest on Eastern Michigan University’s campus from 1966-1972. Frank Michels was a student at EMU in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Frank was a student activist, a dedicated member of Students for a Democratic Society, and the creator of the underground newspaper, The Second Coming. He was a radical leader on campus who fought back against the administration's policies and their efforts to take his newspaper down.
Doug Harvey, Oral History Interview, 2022, Charles Calcaterra, Matt Jones
Doug Harvey, Oral History Interview, 2022, Charles Calcaterra, Matt Jones
Oral Histories
In the Fall of 2022, Matt Jones’s Oral History Techniques class conducted a set of interviews documenting the stories behind the student unrest on Eastern Michigan University’s campus from 1966-1972. Harvey served two consecutive terms as sheriff between 1964 and 1972, and during that time he was tasked with managing the protests on EMU's campus. He was a strong individual in the Ypsilanti community, a force to be reckoned with until he passed away in 2023.
P. George Bird And Reinhard Wittke Oral History Interview, 2016 April 23, Alexis Braun Marks
P. George Bird And Reinhard Wittke Oral History Interview, 2016 April 23, Alexis Braun Marks
Oral Histories
P. George Bird taught in the Theatre department at Eastern Michigan University from 1956-2006. The interview is an account of his time teaching on campus, his most memorable productions and the planning and construction of Quirk Theatre. Reinhard Wittke was a professor in the History Department at Eastern Michigan University from 1956-1990. During his time at Eastern, Wittke established and was best known for establishing the European Adventure Tours in 1960, which became International Studies Program. This is the third part in a three part series.
P. George Bird Oral History Interview, 2016 April 19, Alexis Braun Marks
P. George Bird Oral History Interview, 2016 April 19, Alexis Braun Marks
Oral Histories
P. George Bird taught in the Theatre department at Eastern Michigan University from 1956-2006. The interview is an account of his time teaching on campus, his most memorable productions and the planning and construction of Quirk Theatre. This is the first part in a three part series.
P. George Bird Oral History Interview, 2016 April 22, Alexis Braun Marks
P. George Bird Oral History Interview, 2016 April 22, Alexis Braun Marks
Oral Histories
P. George Bird taught in the Theatre department at Eastern Michigan University from 1956-2006. The interview is an account of his time teaching on campus, his most memorable productions and the planning and construction of Quirk Theatre. This is the second interview in a three part series.
John W. Porter Oral History Interview, 1999 May 7, Laurence Smith
John W. Porter Oral History Interview, 1999 May 7, Laurence Smith
Oral Histories
John Porter was the 17th president of Eastern Michigan University, his term lasting from 1979 to 1989. Major improvements and upgrades were made to the University during Porter’s tenure. In this interview, Porter discusses his upbringing, professional life, and the many structural and educational changes which took place during his time as president. This interview is the second in a series of two. This interview was conducted for the purpose of gathering primary research for Laurence Smith’s book, Eastern Michigan University: A Sesquicentennial Portrait (1999).
John W. Porter Oral History Interview, 1998 April 23, Laurence Smith
John W. Porter Oral History Interview, 1998 April 23, Laurence Smith
Oral Histories
John Porter was the 17th president of Eastern Michigan University, his term lasting from 1979 to 1989. Major improvements and upgrades were made to the University during Porter’s tenure. In this interview, Porter discusses his upbringing, professional life, and the many structural and educational changes which took place during his time as president. This interview is the first in a series of two. This interview was conducted for the purpose of gathering primary research for Laurence Smith’s book, Eastern Michigan University: A Sesquicentennial Portrait (1999).