Charles W. Crawford

[excerpted from University of Memphis website]
Charles W. Crawford teaches Memphis and Tennessee history in the Department of History, and is Director of the Oral History Research Office at The University of Memphis. As Director of the Oral History Research Office, he has conducted or supervised the completion of more than 2,000 oral history interviews dealing with historical and biographical topics throughout the Mid-South area. He was the first person from a southern institution to be elected president of the international professional association, the Oral History Association, and has participated in scholarly programs on oral history throughout the United States and in several foreign countries.

Locally, his awards include Distinguished Teaching Award of The University of Memphis and the Meritorious Faculty Award of the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as civic and community honors. He is often consulted by other authors, reporters from all media, and film and television producers to provide commentary and background on aspects of the history of Memphis and Tennessee.