Description: Joe Kraus (1917-2010) came to the UI Library School in fall of 1938, but his education was suspended after Pearl Harbor in late 1941. After being drafted, he served as a teacher in the Officer Candidate School and as a director of technical libraries on Army bases during the war before eventually returning to get a PhD in Library Science during the 1950s.
Date of Interview: 7/7/2008
Interviewer: Chris D’Arpa
Transcript: Joe Kraus Oral History Transcript
Related Resources: Archives Alumni Oral History Project Files