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Charles Smith oral history

Smith, Charles

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Title
Charles Smith oral history
Author(s)
Smith, Charles
Contributor(s)
Mitchell, Mary Caroline
Issue Date
2010
Keyword(s)
  • Smith, Charles
  • Sangamon State University
Date of Ingest
2014-03-14T17:14:47Z
Abstract
Smith enrolled in Sangamon State University in 1971 and earned his master’s degree in business and public administration. A Chicago native, Smith discusses his family background in politics, his previous attendance at Loyola University from which he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science, and his military service including a tour in Vietnam. Smith especially remembers Michael Ayers, who acted as his faculty adviser. He recalls the relaxed atmosphere of Sangamon State in the early 1970s and relates that many of his classmates were working professionals who attended courses at night and on the weekends. Smith also discusses his role in Illinois and national politics including working for Secretary of State Michael Howlett and United States Senators Alan Dixon and Wendell Ford. Smith also relates anecdotes about his mother, Anna May Smith, a former faculty member at Sangamon State. Interview by Mary Caroline Mitchell, 2010. 71 min., 19 pp.
Series/Report Name or Number
UIS Alumni SAGE Society Oral History Project
Type of Resource
  • text
  • audio
Genre of Resource
Score
Language
eng
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/47537
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