Title:
Interview with George M. Modlin, track 1, 1975
Creator:
Modlin, George Matthews, 1903-
Creator:
Retzer, Alice Justice
Subject:
University of Richmond--History
Subject:
Westhampton College (Richmond, Va.)
Subject:
Boatwright, Frederic William, 1868-1951
Subject:
Corson, John Jay, 1905-1990
Subject:
Freeman, Douglas Southall, 1886-1953
Subject:
Heilman, E. Bruce (Earl Bruce), 1926-
Subject:
Modlin, George Mathews, 1903-
Subject:
College benefactors
Subject:
Student movements
Subject:
Universities and colleges--Administration
Description:
George M. Modlin, University of Richmond Chancellor, is interviewed by alumna, Alice Justice Retzer. He discusses his hiring as a University of Richmond faculty member and his later appointment as University of Richmond President. Special emphasis is placed on Westhampton College and the importance of the coordinate system being maintained during his presidency. Dr. Modlin mentions longtime Westhampton faculty, Dr. Maude Woodman, Dean Marguerite Roberts, and Miss Caroline Lutz. The E. Claiborne Robins donation in 1969 is described, along with the Richmond College protest at his house following the May 9, 1970 Student Protest in Washington, D.C.
Description:
Interview transferred from audiocassette compact disc by Hildred Scott.
Description:
1 audio recording: digital: 1 mp3 file
Publisher:
Boatwright Memorial Library, University of Richmond
Contributor:
Scott, Hildred
Contributor:
Saunders, Dywana M.
Date:
1975-05-21
Type:
sound
Format:
audio/mp3
Format:
extent: track 1: 46 min.
Source:
Virginia Baptist Historical Society, University of Richmond Oral History Collection
Relation:
Modlin-George-1975-05-transcript.pdf
Coverage:
1938-1975
Rights:
Digital materials included in collections provided by the library are generally open to the public, but are intended for educational and research purposes only. Any other use, including but not limited to reproduction, redistribution, publication, or transmission, is porhibited without specific written consent.
