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History of Indiana University, 1968-1981

Interviewee
Hastings, John S. November 19, 1970 

Call Number
70-014

Physical Description

79 pages; 4 reels, 3 3/4 ips,190 minutes; no index; 2 photos of interviewee

Interviewer
Clark, Thomas D.; Collins, Dorothy

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Born in 1898, John S. Hastings attended Indiana University beginning in 1916, served in World War I, and returned to the university to finally earn his law degree between 1921 and 1923. Though never a professor of law, Hastings rose through the ranks to become a chief judge of the seventh court of appeals in Chicago, while maintaining extensive contact with his Alma mater, Indiana University. This contact occurred in the form of Hastings' membership to and later, role as presiding officer of, the Indiana University board of trustees from 1936 through 1959. In this interview, Hastings discusses his personal relationships and memories of such notable university figures as William Lowe Bryan, Herman B Wells, and George A. Ball, and more specifically, he describes the transition between the Bryan and Wells administrations.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • board of trustees
    • Indiana State Legislature
    • Indiana University Foundation
    • International Cultural Administration
    • Occupation Names
    • judge
    • Personal Names
    • Ball, George A.
    • Bartley, E. Ross
    • Biddle, Ward G.
    • Bryan, Charlotte Lowe
    • Bryan, William Lowe
    • Eigenmann, Carl H.
    • Emerson, Charles P.
    • Fesler, James W.
    • Gatch, Willis D.
    • Herron, James P.
    • La Follette, J.J.M.
    • Stahr, Elvis J.
    • Wells, Herman B
    • Place Names
    • Bloomington, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • honorary degrees
    • Kinsey reports
    • West German redevelopment
    • World War I
    • World War II