John Plyler Jr. Oral History

Video interview with John Plyler, Jr., son of John L. Plyler, former president of Furman University. Mr. Plyler begins the interview talking about the president\u27s home, and growing up there, on the old Furman campus in downtown Greenville, SC. He remembers his parents\u27 two month European tour which inspired many parts of Furman\u27s new campus. Mr. Plyler highlights a number of Furman faculty that he remembers, and shares memories of the old Furman campus, and his father. Mr. Plyler speaks of the effects World War II had on Furman, and Furman\u27s relation to Greenville during his father\u27s presidency. He gives details about successful Furman alumni over the years. Mr. Plyler also details the planning of Furman\u27s current campus, the use of the land before the current campus was built, and concludes the interview talking about the science building, Plyler Hall, it\u27s construction and naming.https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/oral-histories/1031/thumbnail.jp