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History of Indiana University, 1968-1981

Interviewee
Byrum, Arlo E. June, 1970 

Call Number
70-020

Physical Description

28 pages; 1 reel, 3 3/4 ips, 70 minutes; no index

Interviewer
Benson, Barbara E.; Pickett, William B.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Arlo Byrum attended Indiana University from 1915 to 1920, with the exception of the 16 months in which he served during World War I. Once on campus, he opened a clothes pressing business, which proved very lucrative since all of the male students wore suits at that time. Byrum comments on the social life at the university. As president of the sophomore class and a member of the basketball team, he was a well-known student. He says that the most important thing he learned at Indiana University was how to deal with people. While at the university, Byrum also became involved with the local YMCA. This led him on to his future career; he became a secretary and executive for the YMCA, which allowed him to travel all over the country.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Phi Psi
    • Valparaiso University
    • YMCA
    • Occupation Names
    • basketball player
    • dry cleaner
    • tennis player
    • YMCA president
    • Personal Names
    • Bryan, William Lowe
    • Bumbright, Carl
    • Lindley, Ernest H.
    • Logan, Harlan
    • Stiehm, Ewald Ortwin "Jumbo"
    • Stout, Selatie Edgar
    • Place Names
    • Anderson, Indiana
    • Santa Monica, California
    • Torch Lake, Michigan
    • Subjects
    • basketball
    • campus life
    • class size
    • clothing
    • economics
    • fundraising
    • Greek system
    • travel
    • World War I