In the 1960s, a series of oral histories were conducted to mark the University of Illinois Centennial. This was a collaborative effort between the University Archives and the WILL public broadcasting station to record sessions with faculty and alumni capture their experiences at the University of Illinois.
Roger Adams was a professor of Chemistry at the University of Illinois from 1916 to 1957. In these three interviews, conducted by John B. Mellecker over the course of several months from 1964 to 1965, Adams discusses his childhood, studies at Harvard, his time working in Berlin, his work during WWI and WWII including his collaboration with Sir Robert Robinson, his observations of Japan following WWII, awards and medals won over the course of his career, his time as a professor at Harvard, Radcliffe, and the University of Illinois, his work with students and his outlook on the role of a mentor and educator, the costs of research, and the impact of new technologies on the research process.
Roger Adams was a professor of Chemistry at the University of Illinois from 1916 to 1957. In these three interviews, conducted by John B. Mellecker over the course of several months from 1964 to 1965, Adams discusses his childhood, studies at Harvard, his time working in Berlin, his work during WWI and WWII including his collaboration with Sir Robert Robinson, his observations of Japan following WWII, awards and medals won over the course of his career, his time as a professor at Harvard, Radcliffe, and the University of Illinois, his work with students and his outlook on the role of a mentor and educator, the costs of research, and the impact of new technologies on the research process.
Victor E. Shelford was a professor of Zoology at the University of Illinois from 1914 to 1946. In this interview, conducted by Maynard Brichford on March 24, 1965, Shelford discusses his work at West Virginia, Chicago, and Illinois, the Ecological Society of America, fellow scientists who have influenced/assisted with research/published with him, field trips, Brownfield Woods, Laboratory and Filed Ecology (1929), and The Ecology of North America.
William Rose was a professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois from 1922 to 1955. He speaks about his youth, amino acid research, work on pepsin and creatine, krebiozen, World Wars I and II, research support, students, presidents, and textbooks.
William Schaller completed his undergraduate (1910) and masters degrees (1912) in the electrical engineering department of the University of Illinois. He discusses electrical engineering at Illinois, various faculty, his engineering career as an army officer in World War I, and his graduate work.</span>
