Willard Broom · Voices of Illinois · University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library

Title: Willard Broom
Date(s): 2/17/2010
Interviewee(s): Willard Broom See all items with this value
Interviewer(s): Daniel Raymond See all items with this value
Summary: Willard Broom attended the University of Illinois in the late 1960s. At first, Willard was oblivious to political activity on campus; but he has memories of escalating tension and violence that surrounded the Vietnam War, Project 500, and environmental concerns.
Subject(s): project 500 See all items with this value; vietnam era See all items with this value; vietnam war See all items with this value
Related Resources: Archives Alumni Oral History Project Files, 2000-2001 (RS: 35/3/49); Project 500 Oral History Collection; Registered Organizations Director's File, 1924-2009 (RS: 41/2/40); Social Movements at Illinois: Project 500 and Black Power on Campus, 1965-1975; Student Org. & Activities Asst. Dean's Correspondence, 1919-1966, 1972-1981 (RS: 41/2/5); The University of Illinois in the Cold War Era 1945-1975: Project 500; The University of Illinois in the Cold War Era 1945-1975: Vietnam War