Interviewer
Michele Shank
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Description
This interview is one of a series conducted concerning the Marshall University Society of Yeager Scholars. Michael Wilkins was a, African-American Yeager Scholar at Marshall University. He discusses: his personal and educational history; his family; a favorite teacher in grade school; applying to college; his classes at Marshall; dorm life; how he decided to be an economics and English double- major; individuals who have influenced him (such as Colonel Joe Engel, Joe Hunnicutt, and Dr. William Denman); how he met Chuck Yeager; and other topics.
Publication Date
1988
Identifier
OH64-439
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-439.
Rights
Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH64-439, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Wilkins, Michael, 1969- -- Autobiography.
Yeager, Chuck, 1923-
Marshall University -- Oral histories.
Marshall University. Society of Yeager Scholars -- Oral histories.
Coca-Cola Company Coca-Cola Scholar's Foundation, Inc -- Oral histories.