Reminiscences of William S. Coffin, Jr. 1989

Name: Coffin, William Sloane, Jr., 1924-2006 (Interviewee); Chafe, William H., 1942- (Interviewer)
Title: Reminiscences of William S. Coffin, Jr. 1989
Abstract: Personal recollections of Allard Lowenstein; recollections of Lowensteins̀ speeches and oratory skill; Lowensteins̀ wedding to Jennifer Littlefield; recruiting students from Yale for Mississippi Freedom Summer; Encampment for Citizenship, 1965; Lowensteins̀ peer relationships; Lowenstein as mentor for young people; Lowensteins̀ relations with family; 1968 presidential elections and Democratic Natio nal Convention; views on Lowensteins̀ perception of obligation to society
Collection Name: Allard K. Lowenstein project
Subjects: Clergy; Student movements; Presidents--Election--1968.--United States; Coffin, William Sloane, Jr., 1924-2006; Lowenstein, Allard K; Democratic Party (U.S.)
Format: oral histories; sound recordings
Genre: Interviews
Date: 1989
Note (Biographical): Clergyman
Note: Interviewed by William Chafe on May 11, 1989
Note (Provenance): William S. Coffin, Jr., Gift 1990
Language: English
Library Location: Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record: 13621856
Also In: Time-Based Media
Persistent URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-gr5k-t860
Related URLs: Available digital content for this interview.