| Creator: | Indiana University Center for Documentary Research and Practice |
| Title: | Biography: John Hurt |
| Collection No.: | ohrc018 |
| Dates: | 1985-1986 |
| Quantity: |
Quantity: 5 Interviews (Audio files, transcripts, and collateral materials ) |
| Abstract: | This collection of interviews focuses on the political career of John E. Hurt. The bulk of the collection consists of Mr. Hurt's interviews where he speaks about his role as a leading Democratic fundraiser and political advisor to several gubernatorial candidates and governors in Indiana from the late nineteen forties through the early nineteen sixties. The other interviews offer background and specifics about Hurt's political career and actions. |
| 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@iu.edu URL: https://cdrp.mediaschool.indiana.edu/ |
This collection contains five interviews conducted over the course of a year. The interviews range from 30 to 450 minutes. All interviews consist of audiotapes and three have typed transriptions.
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): 86-002
Creator: Domowitz, Susan
Physical Description: 13 pages; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 30 minutes; no index
Scope and Contents: Donald Carmony, a retired professor of history from Indiana University, speaks a little about John E. Hurt. He mentions he has not known Hurt long, and does not know many details about Hurt's political life, but does offer some background and advice for the interviewer.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 86-001
Creator: Domowitz, Susan
Physical Description: 380 pages; 25 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 450 minutes; index; photocopy of photographs; biographical sketch of interviewee
Scope and Contents: John Hurt, born 1912, grew up in Martinsville, Indiana and attended Indiana University where he earned a law degree. He was a Democrat and entered local and state politics during the late nineteen thirties. He speaks briefly about his early life, education, and interest in politics before spending considerable time discussing his heaviest involvement in politics from about 1952 to 1964. He discusses the drive to take over and reorganize the Democratic Party in Indiana and oust the "old guard". He describes his and the party's success in raising funds for campaigns, the Democratic conventions, and the gubernatorial campaigns and administrations he was involved in, particularly Henry F. Schricker's in 1948 and Matthew Welsh's in 1960. Throughout he talks about national politics, fundraising, political patronage, and differences in campaign strategy among many other topics. Finally, Hurt ends by speaking about his banking and lobbying duties since his prime political time, and discusses the changes in running campaigns and entering politics from his early days to the 1980s.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 86-005
Creator: Domowitz, Susan
Physical Description: Not transcribed; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 60 minutes
Scope and Contents: James Madison, history professor at Indiana University, speaks about John Hurt and his role in Indiana politics.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 86-003
Creator: Domowitz, Susan
Physical Description: 25 pages; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 60 minutes; no index
Scope and Content Note: Jack New was a member of Governor Matthew Welsh's administration and a close friend of John Hurt. He gives some information about Hurt's early life and then delves into his personality during the time he worked with him. He speaks about how Hurt was the "hatchet man" and would do things, not illegal, that many others would not do to get things done.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 86-004
Creator: Domowitz, Susan
Physical Description: Not transcribed; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 30 minutes; letter from Claude Rich to Wells
Scope and Contents: Herman Wells, born 1902, speaks about John Hurt's role in the legislative funding tension, specifically the parity issue, and how it was resolved.
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Access Status: Open