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The Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky actively collects oral history interviews concentrating on 20th and 21st century Kentucky history, and maintains a collection of nearly 8,000 interviews made up of over 100 projects. The Center's emphasis has been on political, Appalachian, agricultural, athletic and veterans' history. The Nunn Center is part of the University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections and Digital Programs division.The oral history program at the University of Kentucky Libraries was begun in 1973 by Charles Atcher. The program was directed by Terry Birdwhistell, Ed.D. from 1974 until 2005, followed by Jeffrey Suchanek. The Center is currently directed by Doug Boyd, Ph.D. who was named the director of the Nunn Center in January 2008. The Center is named after former Kentucky Governor Louie B. Nunn. Major projects have included the Family Farm Project, the Colonel Arthur L. Kelly Veterans Oral History Project, oral history projects on University of Kentucky history, African American history in Kentucky, Kentucky writers, Kentucky's medical history, the history of professional baseball, as well as more recent project fe

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