Name
Colston, James A., 1910-1982 (Interviewee)
Goodson, Martia (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with James Colston 1981
Abstract
Childhood in Florida; education: BA from Morehouse College, MA from Atlanta University; junior high school principal; president Bethune-Cookman College, 1941-1945; recollections of Mary Bethune; fund raising for United Negro College Fund; PhD in education from New York University; president of Georgia State College, Knoxville College, 1952-1966, Bronx Community College, 1966-1976; influence of Unit ed Negro College Fund on fund raising and higher education of blacks; retirement.
Collection Name
United Negro College Fund project
Subjects
College presidents; African Americans--Education; Educational fund raising; Colston, James A., 1910-1982; United Negro College Fund
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1981
Note (Biographical)
College president.
Note
Interviewed by Martia Goodson on August 14, 1981.
Note (Provenance)
James Colston, Gift 1986
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
13500582
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-m30w-5095
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.