Interview with T. C. McDaniel


  • Identifier1978 OH 034
  • Date3/15/1978
  • InterviewerWilburn, Mark S.
  • IntervieweeMcDaniel, T. C.
  • DescriptionDr. T.C. McDaniel is a native of Burning Springs, Kentucky. He was born in 1914 and attended Eastern from 1930-34. Dr. McDaniel is a close personal friend of Dr. Robert R. Martin and former classmate from his time at Eastern.
  • LocationCincinnati, OH
  • Duration:46:45
  • Time Summary0-0:30 Pause in tape
    0:30-01:30 Interviewer's introduction
    01:50-04:25 Dr. McDaniel's general background: education and sports
    04:25-12:30 Dr. McDaniel's decision to enter Eastern in 1930 and the basketball team
    12:30-19:50 The 1930 freshman class and the Depression years
    19:50-21:20 The Richmond local citizen's relationships with Eastern during the 1930's
    21:20-22:50 Other Eastern activities- sports activities
    22:50-25:45 McDaniel's evaluation of Dr. Donovan and the college restrictions
    25:45-33:0 Teachers that McDaniel 's appreciated at Eastern
    33:0-35:50 The physical plant of Eastern during the early 1930's
    35:50-41:10 Recollections of Dr. Martin as a student and other students
    41:10-47:0 Types of students at Eastern during the early 1930's and daily life of the students
    47:0 End of Side 1
    0-1:35 Continuation of the same subject
    01:35-08:10 McDaniel explains what he did after he left Eastern, and the teaching field at that time. The difficulty of obtaining a teaching job
    08:10-10:40 The Eastern Centennial year and McDaniel's impressions. His evaluation of Dr. Martin
    10:40-12:25 Politics and Education in Kentucky
    12:25-18:20 He evaluates Dr. Martin's personality
    18:20-20:25 McDaniel's expectations of Dr. Martin
    20:25-23:50 Dr. O'Donnell and Dr. Donovan and Dr. Martin
    23:50-26:0 Dr. Martin's retirement and race for the state senate
    26:0-27:20 Final comments by Dr. McDaniel
    27:20 End of Tape
  • Restrictionsno
  • RightsContact Special Collections and Archives, Crabbe Library, Eastern Kentucky University for reproductions, rights and permission to publish.


Citation

“Interview with T. C. McDaniel,” William H. Berge Oral History Center, accessed October 3, 2024, https://oralhistory.eku.edu/items/show/634.