Dr. Douglas Noverr, professor emeritus and former chair of the Michigan State University Department of American Thought and Language, talks about his career at MSU
Dr. Douglas Noverr, professor emeritus and former chair of the Michigan State University Department of American Thought and Language, talks about his career at MSU. Noverr describes his childhood, early teaching career, earning his doctorate at Miami University in Ohio and how he came to MSU. He also describes a collegial ATL department which encouraged research and says that even though he found the job of chair to be demandng, it gave him a chance to be very social and work with a team. Noverr says the relationships he built were far more important then the books he wrote. He describes the three volume MSU history he is completing in his retirement. Noverr is interviewed by retired MSU Professor Pauline Adams for the Michigan State University Faculty Emeriti Association Oral History Project.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2012-05-18
- Interviewees
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Noverr, Douglas A.
- Interviewers
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Adams, Pauline
- Recordist
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Vincent Voice Library
- Subjects
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Noverr, Douglas A.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University. Department of American Thought and Language
Learning and scholarship
Universities and colleges--Faculty
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 01:24:51
- Venue Note
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Recorded by the Vincent Voice Library, May 18, 2012.
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 17159
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b9764874
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