Oral history interview Thomas Songster
| Description: |
Oral history interview of Thomas Songster. Tom was one of the founders of the Special Olympics Indiana. He is asked to answer the following questions: What motivated you to become involved in the Special Olympics Indiana? What were the major challenges you had to face in order to found Special Olympics Indiana? Who were some of the most important supporters and contributors who made Special Olympics Indiana possible? Did you experience any kind of resistance or hesitancy on the part of the public during Special Olympics Indianas early years or were people generally accepting of the new program? Why do you think Terre Haute and Indiana State University have been successful in acting as the host for the Special Olympics Indiana Summer Games for all but 2 of the past 40 years? How does hosting the SOI Summer Games benefit the Terre Haute community? What effect did Eunice Kennedy Shrivers visits to the Summer Games in 1971 and 1974 have on the SOI program? What do you believe is the greatest benefit of the Special Olympics for its athletes? |
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| Origin: | 2009-06-06 |
| Source: |
http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/soi1/id/284 |
| Collection: |
Special Olympics Indiana |
| Subjects: |
Special Olympics Indiana Sports People |
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