Interview with William Patton (cont.)

Accession No.: 
BE1-085

00:00 - arrival at USL - August of 1956;
00:50 - Academic atmosphere at USL at the time of his arrival - "Open and exciting campus";
02:00 - Dr. Bernard Bienvenu - Management Dept - Complained about being intimidated about McCarthyism;
02:50 - Simpson finished his PhD at Berkeley - was instructed to sign an oath saying he was not he was not and will never be a member of any organization which is on the Attorney General's list. Was forced out for refusing to sign; Simpson was a member of the Methodist Church - The Church was on the AG list.
04:00 - Was also asked to sign a similar oath at USL, didn't sign and wasn't given any trouble;
10:15 - USL desegregation;
11:00 - Tolerance in Cajun country - "Lafayette was the most live and let live culture that I have ever lived in...And I've lived and taught in San Francisco."
14:15 - Instances of racial violence on campus - Says there were probably incidents, but that Shane should talk to Raymond Blanco, he was "hands-on" and didn't tolerate violence."
15:30 - Instances of McCarthyism on campus and in Acadiana; Says there was a 10-15 year delay in McCarthyism arriving here;
16:45 - Incident involving Walter Craddick;
21:10 - Hippies on campus - Says they were good students, for the most part;
23:30 - Misbehavior in class;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Shane K. Bernard
Subject: 
Lafayette; USL;
Creator: 
Shane Bernard
Informants: 
Amos Simpson
Recording date: 
Friday, February 27, 1998
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Shane K. Bernard
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
30:50
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Original Format: 
Cassette - 60
Digital Format: 
AIFF
Bit Depth: 
16
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore