Dr. George Cullom Davis began his academic career as an assistant professor of history at Indiana University in 1964. In 1970, he moved to Springfield, IL, where he taught and served as an assistant to the president of the newly formed Sangamon State University. He was responsible for establishing the university's Oral History office. He quickly developed a national reputation in the oral history community, and served as president of the Oral History Association from 1983-1984.
Interview Links
Feature Excerpt
School Colors
Interview Session 02 (Audio)
Davis’s involvement with the creation of Sangamon State U. in 1970
Interview Session 03 (Audio)
Cullom Davis’s career as Director of the Oral History Office at SSU
Related Materials
See Also
His full interview in Historians Speak
Photos
Caption:
Cullom Davis at a 1968 Orientation in Illinois.
Where:
Illinois
When:
1968
Ownership:
Narrator’s Photo
Caption:
Cullom Davis, Associate Professor of History.
Where:
Illinois
When:
Circa 1970
Ownership:
Narrator’s Photo
Caption:
Professor Cullom Davis in the early days of Sangamon State University, when it was an incubator for education innovation. Davis’s Oral History Office was a perfect fit for the school’s mission.
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
Circa 1973
Ownership:
Narrator’s Photo
Caption:
Cullom Davis interviewing Avinere Toigo about Ethnic Politics in the 1930’s in Illinois.
Where:
Illinois
When:
Circa 1973
Ownership:
May be restricted. Patrons desiring to use this photograph should contact the ALPL Audio-Visual Curator.
Caption:
Cullom Davis with “Abraham Lincoln” at Charles Strogiers’ book signing party for his new book.
Where:
Illinois
When:
Circa 1979
Ownership:
Narrator’s Photo
Caption:
Illinois General Assembly Oral History Program Advisory Committee. Notation on reverse of photo states: Standing L-R: Bob Howard, Gerry Sherandion, Sam Gove, Don Holt, Dave Everson, Bill Day. Seated: Willard Ice, Bill Hey, Cullom Davis, Margaret Munn.
Where:
Illinois
When:
May 1980
Ownership:
May be restricted. Patrons desiring to use this photograph should contact the ALPL Audio-Visual Curator
Caption:
Photo of Cullom Davis.
Where:
Illinois
When:
Circa 1987 (age 52)
Ownership:
May be restricted. Patrons desiring to use this photograph should contact the ALPL Audio-Visual Curator