Description: Sidney Dilks (1906-2006) came to the University of Illinois as an undergraduate in 1924 and attended the law school for a year before transferring. Dilks recalls difficulty paying his education, and he was the first member of his family to attend college. He also remembers watching Red Grange score four touchdowns at the opening of Memorial Stadium in 1928.
Date of Interview: 10/16/2000
Interviewer: Ellen Swain
Transcript: Sidney Barr Dilks Oral History Transcript
Related Resources: Archives Alumni Oral History Project Files