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Accession No. UA.2020.0143: Lynwood L. Battle, Jr., 2020 December
[identification of item], Lynwood L. Battle, Jr. Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recording, RG.42.175, Ohio State University Archives, Ohio State University
Contains a compact disc.
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Finding aid written by: Audrey Wimbiscus, 2021 January
A Cincinnati native, Lynwood L. Battle Jr. attended Ohio State in the early 1960s, living in and serving as a resident advisor of Baker Hall. He also was president of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Battle was the first Black member to dot the “i” during the Script Ohio formation by the Ohio State University Marching Band, and to serve as the drum major for the University's Military Band. After graduating as a commissioned officer through the University's ROTC program, Battle later served in Vietnam, where he earned two Bronze Star Medals. He then returned to Cincinnati to work in the family's funeral home business. Battle also worked at Procter and Gamble for three decades, helping to increase minority representation as the Affirmative Action Manager and later as the Manager of Global Diversity.
The Lynwood L. Battle Jr. Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recording, dated June 26, 2020, contains a transcript and audio recording on compact disc of an oral history interview of Lynwood Battle. In it, Battle discusses being a member of the Ohio State University Marching Band, and being the first Black band member to dot the "i" during a Script Ohio formation.
(1) compact disc
A digital file of a recording of the interview also can be found at J:\Departments\ARV\University Archives\Oral History\Digital files. An abstract is included with the transcript.