ARCHIVES: Bob Adams Discusses His Father and Uncle, the First Students to Enroll and Graduate at OSU

Robert L. "Bob" Adams is a member of a family that is historically significant to Oklahoma State University. Bob’s father, James Homer Adams, and uncle, Arthur Wesley Adams, were members of OSU’s first graduating class in 1896. Bob’s father also has the distinction of being the first student to enroll at OSU. Many descendants of Art and Homer have attended OSU in the following four generations. In this oral history interview excerpt from the O-STATE Stories oral history collection, Adams looks back on his father’s history with the university. For more, visit the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program at the OSU Library.