Join us for an on-stage conversation with Ray Smith, the official Historian for the City of Oak Ridge, and Ruth Huddleston, a former Calutron operator at Y-12.
Date: Friday, February 22nd, 2019
Time: 6:30 p.m. (1-1.5 hr)
Doors Open: 6:00 p.m.
Cost: Free for everyone (no advance ticket or registration necessary)
Location: The New Student Union Auditorium
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
1502 Cumberland Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37996
Visitor Parking:
UT Visitor Parking Garage (~5 minute walk)
$1 per half hour
1563 White Ave
Terrace Avenue Garage (~10 minute walk)
Free after 5pm
1818 Lake Avenue
Student and Staff Parking:
Please be aware that lot 9 (behind the stadium, closest to SU) is reserved for another event.
Ray Smith ensures that current and future generations can learn about the heritage, history, ongoing and planned activities in the city of Oak Ridge, TN. Through printed media complemented by film, presentations, tours, and a history center, he has made the history of the Y-12 National Security Complex and Oak Ridge available to all. Almost five decades of experience at Y-12 provide Smith a deep understanding and high appreciation of its heritage.
Ruth Huddleston was born in Windrock, Tennessee on September 8, 1925. The oldest of seven children,
Ruth grew up helping with the family farm. Later, Ruth became a school teacher and then worked at a hosiery mill before she and her father both got jobs at Oak Ridge. Ruth worked as one of the “calutron girls” at the Y-12 plant. After working on the Manhattan Project, Ruth had a long career in education, first as a teacher and then as a guidance counselor, before retiring in 1989 to spend more time with her grandchildren.
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Date: Friday, February 22nd, 2019
Time: 6:30 p.m. (1-1.5 hr)
Doors Open: 6:00 p.m.
Cost: Free for everyone (no advance ticket or registration necessary)
Location: The New Student Union Auditorium
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
1502 Cumberland Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37996
Visitor Parking:
UT Visitor Parking Garage (~5 minute walk)
$1 per half hour
1563 White Ave
Terrace Avenue Garage (~10 minute walk)
Free after 5pm
1818 Lake Avenue
Student and Staff Parking:
Please be aware that lot 9 (behind the stadium, closest to SU) is reserved for another event.
Ray Smith ensures that current and future generations can learn about the heritage, history, ongoing and planned activities in the city of Oak Ridge, TN. Through printed media complemented by film, presentations, tours, and a history center, he has made the history of the Y-12 National Security Complex and Oak Ridge available to all. Almost five decades of experience at Y-12 provide Smith a deep understanding and high appreciation of its heritage.
Ruth Huddleston was born in Windrock, Tennessee on September 8, 1925. The oldest of seven children,
Ruth grew up helping with the family farm. Later, Ruth became a school teacher and then worked at a hosiery mill before she and her father both got jobs at Oak Ridge. Ruth worked as one of the “calutron girls” at the Y-12 plant. After working on the Manhattan Project, Ruth had a long career in education, first as a teacher and then as a guidance counselor, before retiring in 1989 to spend more time with her grandchildren.
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