Summers, William E., 1918-1996

Date:
1979-11-27
Length:
15 minutes.
Interviewer:
Frederick, Olivia
Transcription available:
no
Series:
African American Community Interviews
Series ID:
9999_001
Interview Number(s):
__793
Summary:
Summers discusses his seven or eight years of service on the Red Cross (Community) Hospital's board of directors. As president of the board during the closing months of the hospital's operation, he played an instrumental role in efforts to save the facility. Summer addresses the questions of what the hospital meant to the black community and the reasons for its failure.
Topic(s):
African Americans--Kentucky--Louisville, Community hospital (Louisville, Ky.), Hospital administrators