McGill, William J. (William James), 1922-1997. Reminiscences of William James McGill : oral history, 1980. - View Resource (original) (raw)

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McGill, William J. (William James), 1922-1997. Reminiscences of William James McGill : oral history, 1980.

Title

Reminiscences of William James McGill : oral history, 1980.

Abstract

Education, New York, N.Y., Fordham 1939-43; early work experience; Ph.D. Psychology, Harvard, 1952; Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Columbia University Department of Psychology, 1956-65; University of California, Santa Barbara, to build Department of Psychology there, 1965, Chancellor, 1968-70: anti-war and racial unrest, student strike; President of Columbia University, 1970-80: state of the university in 1970, impressions of trustees, faculty, administrators, problems of finance, administration, student unrest, community relations; fund raising; building programs on Morningside Heights and at Health Center; Faculty House, President's House; Arden House meeting, 1975; Rockefeller Center lease; Chairman, Commission for the Eighties; comments on the future of education, scholars and educators, Columbia University.

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Transcript: 467 leaves.Tape: 9 reels.