Shine, Henry 2018-11-09
This interview features Dr. Henry Shine as he discusses his life and background. In this interview, Shine explains how he got started in chemistry and how he got into college, and then moves through getting a job at Tech and working at Tech.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Henry Shine
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: November 9, 2018
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Lynn Whitfield
Length: 01:39:24 (1 hour 39 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and family background; Getting into university; What Shine enjoyed about chemistry; Job at the United States Rubber Company,;meeting his wife, and Texas Tech job; Hired as an assistant professor; Joe Dennis; Wife’s health, Grover Murray/Joe Dennis clash, AAUP issues; Starting his chemistry class at Tech from scratch; William Craig; Being a member of the Questers, E.N. Jones 22; The Texas Tech Faculty Senate; Horn Professors; How the Horn Professorship has grown
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: CD copy available in reading room
Transcript: Transcript available online https://hdl.handle.net/10605/362134
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