Title
John T. Horton, Interview from October 3, 1978
Subject
Professor of history
University of Buffalo. Department of History--History
Capen, Samuel Paul, 1878-1956
Description
Professor of history at the University of Buffalo and the State University of New York at Buffalo, 1926-1973; Chairman of the department, 1948-1967; alumnus of the University of Buffalo. Concerns his family history, student years, career as historian, faculty members, chair of Department of History, vews on education, people connected with the University, particularly Julius William Pratt.
Interviewer's Observations: John T. Horton, October 3, 1978
Although Dr. Horton's sight and hearing are poor, his mind is alert and his memory is incredible. The interview took place in his home, and when I arrived he asked me to pour each of us a glass of sherry. During the course of the interview Dr. Horton drank four glasses, and while he remained as rational and articulate as ever, I feel that he may have become somewhat more open toward the end. Mrs. Horton arrived home during the interview, and I stopped the tape while we chatted. She then left the room until the session was over. I had known Dr. Horton while I was a graduate student at the University of Buffalo. He remembered that I had been Dr. Pratt's graduate assistant and that I had written my master's thesis under his direction, and he insisted, both before the taping began and during the intervals while I changed the tape, that I, too, was a "source" for information about Pratt and that my views should be expressed. Despite my objections, he therefore interviewed me at a number of points. There seemed no way to avoid this unfortunate development without annoying Dr. Horton.
Although Dr. Horton's sight and hearing are poor, his mind is alert and his memory is incredible. The interview took place in his home, and when I arrived he asked me to pour each of us a glass of sherry. During the course of the interview Dr. Horton drank four glasses, and while he remained as rational and articulate as ever, I feel that he may have become somewhat more open toward the end. Mrs. Horton arrived home during the interview, and I stopped the tape while we chatted. She then left the room until the session was over. I had known Dr. Horton while I was a graduate student at the University of Buffalo. He remembered that I had been Dr. Pratt's graduate assistant and that I had written my master's thesis under his direction, and he insisted, both before the taping began and during the intervals while I changed the tape, that I, too, was a "source" for information about Pratt and that my views should be expressed. Despite my objections, he therefore interviewed me at a number of points. There seemed no way to avoid this unfortunate development without annoying Dr. Horton.
Date
1978-10-03
Type
Sound recording
Interviews
Sound
Identifier
OH-12
Video Filename
UA014-horton-john-10-3-1978.mp3
Interviewer
Shelton, Brenda K.
Interviewee
Horton, John T., 1902-
Collection
Citation
“John T. Horton, Interview from October 3, 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed May 7, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/37423.