Earl Tilford Manuscript: Turning the Tide: The University of Alabama in the 1960s
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4004
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the highlighted manuscript of Tilford's book that charts the ups and downs of The University of Alabama during the turbulent decade of the 1960s. Tilford covers the major challenges (desegregation, civil rights, and the anti-war movement) sweeping the nation and how they impacted The University of Alabama.
Dates
- 2014
Creator
- Tilford, Earl (Author, Person)
Biographical / Historical
Earl H. Tilford Jr. was born on August 17, 1945. He graduated with his BA and MA degrees in history in 1968 and 1969 along with a commission in the United States Air Force. He served as an intelligence officer in Southeast Asia between 1970 and 1971, and then as a nuclear targeting officer at the Strategic Air Command headquarters.
Earning his PhD in American and European military history at George Washington University from 1975 to 1979, he taught at the US Air Force Academy, the Air War College, and Grove City College (Pennsylvania) and edited the Air University Review. After retiring from the Air Force in 1993, Dr. Tilford became the Director of Research for the US Army's Strategic Studies Institute.
Dr. Tilford is the author of three books on the Vietnam War as well as numerous articles on the same subject as well as Turning the Tide.
Earning his PhD in American and European military history at George Washington University from 1975 to 1979, he taught at the US Air Force Academy, the Air War College, and Grove City College (Pennsylvania) and edited the Air University Review. After retiring from the Air Force in 1993, Dr. Tilford became the Director of Research for the US Army's Strategic Studies Institute.
Dr. Tilford is the author of three books on the Vietnam War as well as numerous articles on the same subject as well as Turning the Tide.
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet (554-page manuscript, with highlights and edits by the author)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Manuscript of Tilford's book that charts the ups and downs of The University of Alabama during the turbulent decade of the 1960s.
Provenance
gift of Earl H. Tilford, 2014
General
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Processed by
Martha Bace, 2014
- Title
- Guide to the Earl Tilford Manuscript: "Turning the Tide"
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- August 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository