2019-5-13 Preliminary Inventory of the Mike Williams Oral History Interview Transcript and Compact Disc Recording, 2018 April 27 RG.42.155 Finding aid prepared by Audrey Wimbiscus Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2019 May

preliminary inventory

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Oral history interview of Mike Williams, an OSU alumnus who participated in a sit-in in 1968 at the then-Administration Building, to call attention to disparities on campus in the treatment of white and African-Americans students.

 Accession Number UA.2018.0202 0.025 Cubic feet (1) Compact disc, (2) letter file folders 2018 April 27 (1) Compact disc, (1) file folder Mike Williams, who attended Ohio State from 1961-1962, then returned in 1966 to finish his degree, recalls his time on campus, particularly the organizing efforts among African-American students to address issues they faced on campus as minority students. He also talks about the events leading to and on April 26, 1968, when students staged a sit-in at Bricker Hall, then known as the Administration Building.Included is a discussion of the aftermath. Williams also discusses his perceptions of campus today, including the efforts by OSU’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion to make campus a more welcoming place for everyone, and what more he thinks needs to be done. Scope and Contents

Oral history interview of Mike Williams, an OSU alumnus who participated in a sit-in in 1968 at the then-Administration Building, to call attention to disparities on campus in the treatment of white and African-American students.

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Contains a compact disc

 Oral history interview transcript Oral Histories 12 2018 April 27 Oral history interview audio recording Oral Histories 12 2018 April 27