Interview with Pauline Adams

Pauline Adams came to Michigan State College with her husband (Walter Adams, who served as MSU President from 1969-1970) in 1947 and began teaching communication skills in American Thought and Language (ATL) in 1956. With Geri Thornton, Mrs. Adams co-authored A Populist Assault: Sara E. Vandevar Emory on American Democracy, 1862-1895. She retired in 1992 as an associate professor in ATL. Topics/people covered in the interview include: Walter Adams; American Thought and Language (ATL); John Appel; Bessey Hall; Ed Blackman; James Brock; Marilyn Culpepper; John DiBiaggio; Evening College; Faculty Folk; Falkenstein Seminar; G.I. Bill of Rights; Carter Goodrich; Thomas H. Greer; Tom Greer; David Halberstam; John Hannah; Harvard University School of Law; Jenison Gym; Estes Kefauver; Bobby Knight; Cecil Mackey; Blanche Martin; Russell Mawby; Larry Owen; Nick Sabin; Salzburg Seminar; Geri Thornton; Trinity University (San Antonio TX); Clifton Wharton

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In Collections: Michigan State University Sesquicentennial Oral History Project (UA 3)

Copyright Status: In Copyright

Date Created: 1999-11-16

Interviewees: Adams, Pauline

Interviewers: Charnley, Jeff

Contributors: Michigan State University. MATRIX, Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences
Michigan State University. Office of the Provost

Subjects: Adams, Pauline
Michigan State University
Anniversaries

Material Type: Sound recordings
Interviews

Language: English

Extent: 5 audio recordings

Holding Institution: Michigan State University. Archives and Historical Collections

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Interview with Pauline Adams

Interview with Pauline Adams

Interview with Pauline Adams

Interview with Pauline Adams

Interview with Pauline Adams

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