DescriptionThe following is an unrehearsed taped interview with Grace Champion, who for many years was a teacher in Louisville and Jefferson County. She also is an Alumnus of Eastern Kentucky University. This interview was taped in conjunction with the Alumni Project for Eastern Kentucky University.
LocationLouisville, KY
Duration1:03:58
Time Summary00:00 - 01:00 Introduction.
01:00 - 02:00 Grace Champion born March 10, 1913, Anderson County, Kentucky.
02:00 - 04:00 Discussed educational background.
04:00 - 10:00 Started college 1930.
10:00 - 14:00 Continued discussing college days and friends.
14:00 - 20:00 Reminiscences of going to EKU.
20:00 - 22:00 Talks about her students over the years.
22:00 - 29:00 Discusses teachers at EKU.
29:00 - 31:00 Discussed working for Mrs. Case.
31:00 - 34:00 Discussed working in cafeteria while at EKU.
34:00 - 36:00 Mentions Dr. Keith.
36:00- 38:00 Discussed 1937 flood.
38:00 - 40:00 Discussed Pearl Harbor.
40:00 - 45:00 Talked about schools she attended.
45:00 - 50:00 Continued discussing years in school.
50:00 - 55:00 Discussed faculty at EKU.
55:00 - 60:00 Mrs. Champion was supervisor for approximately thirty-five years.
Restrictionsnone
RightsContact Special Collections and Archives, Crabbe Library, Eastern Kentucky University for reproductions, rights and permission to publish.