| Creator: | Indiana University Center for Documentary Research and Practice |
| Title: | Biography: J. Edward Roush |
| Collection No.: | ohrc017 |
| Dates: | 1969 |
| Quantity: |
Quantity: 3 Interviews (Audio files, transcripts, and collateral materials ) |
| Abstract: | This collection primarily covers Roush's time spent as United States Representative (D) from the 5th District of Indiana between 1959 and 1969, though his education and history prior to national politics are mentioned. Major topics of discussion include his campaigns, work on the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and the flood control reservoirs in northern Indiana, as well as his position on the Committee on Science and Astronautics. |
| Location: | Interviews are housed in Franklin Hall, Room 0030A. Contact ohrc@indiana.edu for more information. Copies of interview transcripts are also held by the IU Libraries University Archives. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for Documentary Research and Practice office. |
| Language: | Materials are in English |
| Repository: | Center for Documentary Research and Practice Franklin Hall 0030B 601 E. Kirkwood Avenue Bloomington, Indiana 47405 Business Number: 812-855-2856 ohrc@indiana.edu URL: https://cdrp.mediaschool.indiana.edu/ |
This collection contians three interviews from 1969, lasting 70, 85, and 225 minutes respectively. All interviews consist of audiotapes and typed transcripts.
The archive of the Center for Documentary Research and Practice at Indiana University is open to the use of researchers. Copies of transcript pages are available only when such copies are permitted by the deed of gift. Scholars must honor any restrictions the interviewee placed on the use of the interview. Since some of our earlier (pre-computer) transcripts do not exist in final form, any editing marks in a transcript (deletions, additions, corrections) are to be quoted as marked. Audio files may not be copied for patrons unless the deed of gift permits it, and a transcript is unavailable for that interview. The same rules of use that apply to a transcript apply to the audio interview. Interviews may not be reproduced in full for any public use, but excerpted quotes may be used as long as researchers fully cite the data in their research, including accession number, interview date, interviewee's and interviewer's name, and page(s).
[interviewee first name last name] interview, by [interviewer first name last name], [interview date(s)], [call number], [project name], Center for Documentary Research and Practice, Indiana University, Bloomington, [page number(s) or tape number and side if no transcript; if digital audio and no transcript, cite time when quote occurs].
Oral history interviews conducted by the Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory from 1968 to the present, with particular focus on the history of twentieth-century America and the Midwest.
No(s): 69-022
Physical Description: 31 pages; 1 tape, 3 3/4 ips, 70 minutes; no index
Scope and Contents: Thomas Dustin was vice president of the Izaak Walton League and a member of Congressman Roush's staff. He speaks in depth about the struggle to preserve the Indiana Dunes and the important role Roush played in the debate. There were also many political and corporate adversaries against the project, and Dustin discusses a few of the most notable.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 69-023
Physical Description: 35 pages; 1 tape, 3 3/4 ips, 85 minutes; index
Scope and Contents: Joe Mettler was a Democratic councilman and backer of J. Edward Roush in the 5th District in Indiana. He speaks about Roush's hard-working qualities, his run for the state legislature, and campaigns. He later discusses some of the projects Roush supported, such as the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and Medicare. He also describes some of the innovative techniques Roush used to get votes, such as walks in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 69-021
Physical Description: 94 pages; 4 tapes, 3 3/4 ips, 225 minutes; no index
Scope and Contents: J. Edward Roush, born 1920, was a United States Representative (D) from northern Indiana. He speaks about his elections during the nineteen sixties, monetary contributions, and the vote recount he endured. He discusses many of the projects he worked to get passed, particularly the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and the flood control reservoirs, as well as his contribution to the House Committee on Science and Aeronautics during the crucial beginnings of space exploration.
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Access Status: Open