2018-02-09 Guide to the Wendell Ellenwood Oral History Transcript and Audiocassette Recording, 2002 July 18 RG.41.21 Finding aid prepared by Audrey Wimbiscus Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2019-03-15T11:01-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Wendell Ellenwood Oral History Transcript and Audiocassette Recording RG.41.21 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.03 Cubic feet 2002 July 18 The Wendell Ellenwood Oral History Transcript and Audiocassette Recording contains an oral history from 2002 discussing Ellenwood's lifelong association with the Ohio State University, his experiences in the army and the ROTC, and memories of campus. Wendell Ellenwood went to the Ohio State University for both his undergraduate and masters degrees, and returned to become the director of the Ohio and Drake Unions. (1) letter file folder; (2) magnetic audiocassettes English Ellenwood, Wendell Arrangement of Materials

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Accession Number UA.2003.0124: Wendell Ellenwood, date unknown

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[identification of item], Wendell Ellenwood Oral History Transcript and Audiocassette Recording, RG 41.21, Ohio State University Archives, Ohio State University

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Contains audiocassettes

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 Biographical Note

Wendell William Ellenwood (born January 14, 1922) was a part of the Ohio State University as both a student and a member of the administration. As an undergraduate student, he was a part of the marching band, the ROTC, and played polo. Ellenwood served in Europe during World War II, earning a Purple Heart. He returned to Ohio State University after the war. Following his graduation from Ohio State University with his Masters in Public Administration in 1947, he went on to serve in the United States Civil Service from 1947 to 1958. While in the civil service, Ellenwood helped develop a national program to draw interest in federal careers to college graduates. Following this, Ellenwood returned to the Ohio State University and became the director of the Ohio and Drake Unions from 1958 until his retirement in 1983. He also served as the president of the Ohio State University Alumni Club.

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The Wendell Ellenwood Oral History Transcript and Audiocassette Recording contains an interview of Ellenwood by Robert Wagner on July 18, 2002 on audiocassette. In the oral history, they discuss Ellenwood's lifelong association with the Ohio State University, his experiences in the army and the ROTC, and memories of campus.

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Audiocassette; approximate run time: unknown

 Transcript Oral History 1 2002 July 18 Related Materials

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