Reisinger, AndrewUnited States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Coffin, Tom2016-03-21Tom Coffin was born on September 1,1943 in Dearborn, Michigan. After college, Coffin married and moved to Atlanta, where he attended graduate school at Emory University. He developed an interest in the anti-Vietnam War movement and became fascinated with the idea of creating a newspaper. It wasn't long before Coffin and other students at Emory came together to put his vision into reality. He left Emory to work towards publishing a paper. He received support and contributions from different people and professors, and later published The Great Speckled Bird.Tom Coffin returns for a followup interview discussing his vision for the Great Speckled Bird and the relationships among the staff. He goes into detail about how his interest in tree climbing impacted his career and led him to study at the University of Georgia Forestry School. Later in the interview, Coffin talks about his recent involvements within his community, the various organizations he is affiliated with, and his current family and social life.video/mpegengAtlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Libraryhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Great Speckled Bird CollectionSocial Change CollectionUnderground newspapersHippiesAlternative mass mediaUniversities and collegesPoliceProtest movementsArboristsEmployeesSociology--Study and teachingUniversity of GeorgiaTom Coffin oral history interview, 2016-03-21MovingImage