Terry L. Birdwhistell, historian and former University of Kentucky dean, dies - Winchester Sun

Terry L. Birdwhistell, historian and former University of Kentucky dean, dies

Kentucky Lantern Historian, author and educator Terry L. Birdwhistell died Sunday after a brief illness, according to a news release from the University of Kentucky where he had been dean of  libraries and holder of the William T. Young Endowed Chair. Best known for his oral histories, Birdwhistell was 72. The release from UK goes on: “Being an archivist and an oral historian is like planting seeds and you don’t know when they’re going to germin…

Terry L. Birdwhistell, historian and former University of Kentucky dean, dies - Harlan Enterprise

Kentucky Lantern Historian, author and educator Terry L. Birdwhistell died Sunday after a brief illness, according to a news release from the University of Kentucky where he had been dean of  libraries and holder of the William T. Young Endowed Chair. Best known for his oral histories, Birdwhistell was 72. The release from UK goes on: “Being an archivist and an oral historian is like planting seeds and you don’t know when they’re going to germin…

Terry L. Birdwhistell, historian and former University of Kentucky dean, dies - Winchester Sun

Kentucky Lantern Historian, author and educator Terry L. Birdwhistell died Sunday after a brief illness, according to a news release from the University of Kentucky where he had been dean of  libraries and holder of the William T. Young Endowed Chair. Best known for his oral histories, Birdwhistell was 72. The release from UK goes on: “Being an archivist and an oral historian is like planting seeds and you don’t know when they’re going to germin…