Gordon, Kruse, Wentzel Collection, 1951-2010
https://soar.kennesaw.edu/handle/11360/1873
Hugh Gordon assembled the collection over a period of years as the resource for a book project. As part of the donor agreement with the Archives, Gordon requested that the collection be named for himself, J. Joseph Kruse, and Fred R. Wentzel. It consists of ten series, which represent accessions from different sources.2024-03-28T17:43:36ZDinkler Plaza Hotel luncheon sound recording
https://soar.kennesaw.edu/handle/11360/1890
Dinkler Plaza Hotel luncheon sound recording
Sound recording digitized from audiocassette of speakers during Dinkler Plaza Hotel luncheon in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 12, 1966. The recording features Whitney M. Young, Jr., the Executive Director of the National Urban League and Michael Mescon, Professor and Southern Bell Chair for Private Enterprise at Georgia State College.
Sound recording digitized from audiocassette of speakers during Dinkler Plaza Hotel luncheon in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 12, 1966. The recording features Whitney M. Young, Jr., the Executive Director of the National Urban League and Michael Mescon, Professor and Southern Bell Chair for Private Enterprise at Georgia State College. Opening remarks are by Richard Horsey from the Atlanta Coca-Cola Company. The event was emceed by Hugh L. Gordon.
The original sound recording was done on reel-to-reel tape under the direction of Richard Horsey. Hugh Gordon obtained a copy from the sound engineer. The recording was later transferred to audiocassette. It was digitized in 2009.
2016-08-25T17:01:05ZDinkler Plaza Hotel luncheon transcript
https://soar.kennesaw.edu/handle/11360/1889
Dinkler Plaza Hotel luncheon transcript
The written transcript of Whitney Young's speech during the Dinkler Plaza Hotel luncheon in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 12, 1966.
Written transcript of speakers during Dinkler Plaza Hotel luncheon in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 12, 1966. The recording features Whitney M. Young, Jr., the Executive Director of the National Urban League and Michael Mescon, Professor and Southern Bell Chair for Private Enterprise at Georgia State College. Opening remarks are by Richard Horsey from the Atlanta Coca-Cola Company. The event was emceed by Hugh L. Gordon.
Transcript contains opening remarks by Richard Horsey and Whitney M. Young only.
2016-08-25T16:17:55ZInterview with J. (John) Edward Stahl
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Interview with J. (John) Edward Stahl
Gordon, Hugh L. (1922- ).
Sound recording digitized from audiocassette of a telephone interview with J. (John) Edward Stahl by Hugh L. Gordon. Stahl discusses his education and his career at the Marietta location of Lockheed.
Sound recording digitized from audiocassette of a telephone interview with J. (John) Edward Stahl by Hugh L. Gordon. Stahl discusses his education and his career at the Marietta location of Lockheed. Beginning in 1961 as a manager of training, Mr. Stahl talks about professional development opportunities for executives at Lockheed, segregation within upper management, and his service on the board of the Atlanta Urban League. He also addresses the purpose and operations of the vocational rehabilitation program at Lockheed.; John Edward Stahl was born on November 16, 1926, and adopted by Edward R. and Carrie Neiswender Stahl of Shamokin, Pennsylvania. After graduating from high school, Stahl enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1945. Following his discharge 18 months later, Mr. Stahl received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Bucknell University in 1949 and a master's degree in industrial and experimental psychology from the University of Delaware in 1950. He joined Lockheed in November 1961 as the manager of training. J. Edward Stahl died on March 21, 2015.
2016-08-25T14:49:23ZInterview with Clarence W. Sinkfield
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Interview with Clarence W. Sinkfield
Gordon, Hugh L. (1922- ).; Patton, Randall L. (1958- ).
Sound recording digitized from audiocassette of an interview with Clarence W. Sinkfield by Hugh L. Gordon and Randall Patton, Professor of History at Kennesaw State University.
Sound recording digitized from audiocassette of an interview with Clarence W. Sinkfield by Hugh L. Gordon and Randall Patton, Professor of History at Kennesaw State University. Sinkfield discusses his childhood in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Atlanta and his education from elementary school to his graduation from Hampton University in 1963. Hired at the Marietta location of Lockheed as an assembly helper in 1965, Mr. Sinkfield talks about the informal integration of the production line at the plant, racial inequalities, and his promotion to supervisor of the aft section of the C-141 in 1969. He was also named a plaintiff in the class action lawsuit, Reid v. Lockheed Martin Company, in 1999. The suit claimed racial discrimination in the promotion of employees to management. Sinkfield retired from Lockheed in 2000 as an assistant manager.
There appears to be a third, unidentified person interviewing Mr. Sinkfield.; Clarence W. Sinkfield was born on June 26, 1940, in Grady Hospital to Aaron and Elizabeth Sinkfield. He grew up in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Atlanta, where is father worked as a cook on the railroad and his mother worked at a cleaners, specializing in silk finishes. He attended W. H. Crogman Elementary School and Booker T. Washington High School, graduating from the newly completed Price High School in 1958. He attended Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, and majored in engineering. Sinkfield left school for 6 months to care for his mother. When he returned, he changed his major to business, graduating in 1963. Mr. Sinkfield worked as a teacher for a year in Washington, D.C. before returning to Atlanta. He was hired by Lockheed in May 1965 as an assembly helper. In 1969, Sinkfield was made a supervisor of the aft section for the C-141. In 1999, Mr. Sinkfield joined the class action lawsuit, Reid v. Lockheed Martin Co., which alleged discrimination in the promotion process. He retired from Lockheed in 2000 having reached the position of assistant manager.
2016-08-24T19:58:43Z