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Phil Vaile oral history interview, February 23, 2017

 Item — othertype: Oral History
Identifier: VaileP_L2017-04

Scope and Contents

Interviewed by Andrew Reisinger. In this interview, Vaile discusses his childhood and youth in Louisville, Kentucky. He then discusses how he found himself working as a photographer for The Great Speckled Bird. He briefly discusses his time working for the newspaper and his life in Atlanta.

Dates

  • Creation: February 23, 2017

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Oral history available for research.

Biographical Note

Phil Vaile was born in 1942 in Chicago, Ill. He graduated high school in 1960. He went to Georgetown, but later transferred to finish his degree in Louisville, Ky., where he earned a bachelor's degree in economics with a minor in photography). Vaile worked for The Great Speckled Bird as a photographer. After working for The Bird, he worked in software development and consulting.

Extent

1 Item(s) (audio/video (1:15:32 duration))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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