Interview with A. D. Albright, March 14, 1989
Project: A.D. Albright Oral History Project
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In this interview, A.D. Albright discusses attempts to merge the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville to create a new Commonwealth University of Kentucky. Albright states that a merger was close to being created when it was made into a political issue. He states that there was also fear of what would happen to the athletic system. Albright compares the University of Kentucky to other institutions including Indiana University, and then he talks about the resignation of UK President John Oswald. He describes Oswald's national reputation and student and faculty support of Oswald.Interview Accession
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Albright, A. D. Interview by Terry L. Birdwhistell. 14 Mar. 1989. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Albright, A.D. (1989, March 14). Interview by T. L. Birdwhistell. A.D. Albright Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Albright, A. D., interview by Terry L. Birdwhistell. March 14, 1989, A.D. Albright Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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