Korean War Conference:
Commemorating the 60th Anniversary

About the Conference

A conference commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War was held on the Victoria College and University of Houston-Victoria campus on June 24-26, 2010.

This conference, hosted by the Victoria College/ University of Houston-Victoria Library, featured eleven sessions and nineteen speakers over a three-day period.

During the conference, oral history interviews with Korean War veterans were conducted by Barbara Parsons Smith and other volunteers. These will be available for research in the Library's Victoria Regional History Center.

The Library is deeply indebted to conference organizer, Charles Spurlin; program chair, Dr. James Smallwood; Barbara Parsons Smith, oral history coordinator; Library staff members; and many volunteers for making this a successful conference.

Banquet Featured Speaker

Jim Lehrer

PBS NEWSHOUR Victoria College Alumnus

Closing Luncheon
Featured Speaker

Bill Sloan

Author of The Darkest Summer: The First Three Months of the Korean War