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Interviewee	Harlan, William "Bill" J.
Interviewer	Sloan, Stephen Mayes
Title	Oral Memoirs of William "Bill" J. Harlan
Interview details	Interviewed by Stephen Mayes Sloan on October 28 and November 9, 2009, in Waco, Texas.
Number of interviews	2
Interview Date(s)	2009
Resource Type	Interview
Format	PDF Audio
Genre	Oral histories;
Language	English;
Description, transcript	in process; 58 pages
Description, sound recordings	digital audio file; 2.08 hr.
Collection	Baylor University
Project	Student Foundation
Summary	William “Bill” Harlan was the founder of the Baylor Student Foundation
Sponsor	Baylor University Institute for Oral History;
Sponsor Location	Waco, TX;
Rights	http://www.baylor.edu/lib/digitization/digitalrights

Interviewee	Harlan, William "Bill" J.
Interviewer	Sloan, Stephen Mayes
Title	William "Bill" J. Harlan Interview 1 -- Draft Transcript
Interview details	Interviewed by Stephen Mayes Sloan on October 28, 2009, in Waco, Texas.
Number of interviews	1
Interview Date(s)	2009
Resource Type	Interview
Format	PDF
Genre	Oral histories;
Language	English;
Description, transcript	in process; 39 pages
Collection	Baylor University
Project	Student Foundation
Summary	William “Bill” Harlan was the founder of the Baylor Student Foundation; brief biographical information; moving to Waco, Texas, in high school; his father’s jobs; memories of World War II; the Waco tornado; working for Texas Power and Light Company to pay Baylor’s tuition; working as a shipping clerk during the Korean War; classes at Baylor; working with the Student Foundation; meeting his wife, Nancy; entering the military after graduating from Baylor; moving to Fort Chaffee in Arkansas; staying in the navy reserves to pay their son’s medical bills; moving back to Texas; working for the Crockett Chamber of Commerce; working at Texas A&M University; returning to Baylor to work as director of administrative services; managing expenses and day-to-day affairs of the development department; involving students with development; starting the Student Foundation; strong credentials of Foundation’s members; bike race; endowment of the Student Foundation; rapid success and growth of the Foundation.
Sponsor	Baylor University Institute for Oral History;
Sponsor Location	Waco, TX;
Rights	http://www.baylor.edu/lib/digitization/digitalrights

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