Timothy (Tim) Scanlan

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Timothy (Tim) Scanlan is a Caucasian male born on September 15, 1946. He is the third out of seven kids. Both of his parents worked. He grew up Catholic. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Scanlan starts by describing how he came from a big family, and talks about how they were all close knit, as well as what family pets they had. He mentions how it seemed like they were financially getting by, but that his parents probably had a depression-era mentality when it came to conversations about money. He briefly discusses his religious upbringing, and how it was important in their family. He goes on to describe his experience with growing up in the neighborhood, and how everyone knew each other and would have huge neighborhood nights. Scanlan mentions the value of loyalty. Afterwards, he touches on the television shows that he watched when he was growing up, as well as how schooling was very positive. He ends the interview by describing the local issues affecting the neighborhood, such as how they grew up in a time of economic boom, the Vietnam war, Kennedy’s, and Martin Luther King Jr.\u27s assassination, and growing up with people that were different from him.https://digitalcommons.csp.edu/tc-ohp_interviews_stp/1012/thumbnail.jp