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Oral history interview with Mary Cain, January 31, 1995

 File — Box 1-OralHist, Object: 11
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Mary Cain (1924-2016), professor emerita of education, conducted by Mary Hurlbut Cordier on January 31, 1995 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Cain discusses the School of Education and her career there, including her work on undergraduate curriculum development and the early childhood program. She also touches on the position of women in education. Cain talks about being involved in the early years of AAUP, striking in 1984, and faculty/administration relationships during...
Dates: January 31, 1995

Oral history interview with William Combs, November 17, 1989

 File — Box 1-OralHist, Object: 15
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with William “Bill” Combs, Professor of English at Western Michigan University, conducted and recorded by Lew Carlson on November 17, 1989 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Bill discusses the racial tensions on campus in the 1960s and the take-over of the student union by black students following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. He then talks about his involvement in the AAUP following it’s certification and various contract negotiations in the 1970s and 1980s. Bill’s...
Dates: November 17, 1989

Oral history interviews with Philip Denenfeld, February 21-March 2, 1995

 File — Box 2-OralHist, Object: 5
Dates: Majority of material found within February 21-March 2, 1995

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