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| Title | Wells, Donald A. |
| Interviewer | Elder, James H.; Brown, Barbara |
| Interviewee | Wells, Donald A. |
| Date | 1985-07-25; 1987-08-19 |
| Description | 60 minute oral history interview conducted with Wells, Donald A., Washington State College/University Philosophy - Chair. Topics include: (I) Personal background. Professional WSU career, 1948-1969. Establishment of the Philosophy department and its expansion. McCarthyism in the Pacific Northwest. Events leading up to President Wilson Compton's resignation. Change in election of department chairs. Composition of the Philosophy department. Reaction to Wells' opposition to the Vietnam War. Teaching at the University of Illinois, Chicago Circle. Account of Wilson Compton's aquisition of Priest Lake property, known as Beaver Creek Camp Association. (II) Philosophy department - faculty, facilities, graduate program, and chairmanship. McCarthyism and WSU. Development of the Philosophy department during the 1950s. |
| Subject | Universities & colleges; College administrators |
| Coverage | North and Central America -- United States -- Washington (state) -- Whitman county -- Pullman |
| Type | Interviews |
| Publisher | Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries |
| Rights | For permission to publish, please contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (509) 335 - 6691. |
| Identifier | ua202b20-Wells |
| Collection Source | Is found in Archives 202, WSU Centennial Oral Histories: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/ua202.htm |
| Repository | Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries |
| Contributors | The returning alumni (Golden Grads) of the WSC Class of 1954 donated money in 2004 which made the creation of this interview possible, as well as provided funds for this online description and access. |
| Language | English |
| Format | Interview cassette tapes were converted to RealAudio files with a bit rate of 16Kbps. The RealAudio files were later reformatted as mp3, described, and uploaded to a CONTENTdm server at the Washington State University Libraries. |
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