2018-02-09 Guide to the Robert M. Boyce Oral History Transcript and Audiocassette Recording, 2003 September 18 RG.41.22 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 2020-08-04T12:40-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Robert M. Boyce Oral History Transcript and Audiocassette Recording RG.41.22 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.03 Cubic feet 2003 September 18 The Robert M. Boyce Oral History Transcript and Audiocassette Recording contains an interview between Boyce and Steve Sterrett from 2003 discussing Boyce's time on campus as a student and as a staff member. Boyce studied journalism, geology, and English at the Ohio State University, and returned to campus as a journalist in the Office of Communications. (1) letter file folder; (2) magnetic audiocassettes English Boyce, Robert M. Arrangement of Materials

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Accession Number UA.2004.0067: Robert Boyce, date unknown

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[identification of item], Robert M. Boyce Oral History Transcript and Audiocassette Recording, RG 41.22, Ohio State University Archives, Ohio State University

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Contains magnetic audiocassettes.

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Finding aid written by: Audrey Wimbiscus, 2018 February

 Biographical Note

Robert Mosher Boyce (March 16, 1919-July 20, 2005) was a journalism student who enlisted in the United States Army in 1941 and served for almost four years, then returned to finish a degree in geology. He ended up dropping out and working for the United Press Wire Service, then returning and finishing his degree in English in 1950. Boyce later returned to campus as a journalist in the Office of Communications at Ohio State University, where he worked for thirty-one years. Boyce was a member of the Ohio State Faculty Club, Alumni Association, and Life Member of Ohio State Retirees Association.

 Scope and Contents

The Robert M. Boyce Oral History Transcript and Audiocassette Recording contains an interview between Boyce and Steve Sterrett on September 18, 2003. In this oral history, Boyce talks about his time as a student at Ohio State University, serving in the United States Army during World War Two, returning to campus after the war, and what it was like to work on campus during the riots of 1970.

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 Audiocassette recording Oral History 8 Oral History 6 2003 September 18 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

(2) magnetic audiocassettes; approximate run time: unknown