Reminiscences of William James McGill, 1980
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- Name
- McGill, William J. (William James), 1922-1997 (Interviewee)
- Graff, Henry (Interviewer)
- Title
- Reminiscences of William James McGill, 1980
- Abstract
- Education, New York, N.Y., Fordham 1939-43; early work experience; Ph.D. Psychology, Harvard, 1952; Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Columbia University Department of Psychology, 1956-65; University of California, Santa Barbara, to build Department of Psychology there, 1965, Chancellor, 1968-70: anti-war and racial unrest, student strike; President of Columbia University, 1970-80: state of the university in 1970, impressions of trustees, faculty, administrators, problems of finance, administration, student unrest, community relations; fund raising; building programs on Morningside Heights and at Health Center; Faculty House, President's House; Arden House meeting, 1975; Rockefeller Center lease; Chairman, Commission for the Eighties; comments on the future of education, scholars and educators, Columbia University
- Collection Name
- Individual interviews oral history collection
- Subjects
- Psychologists; College presidents; Psychology; Students--Political activity; Universities and colleges; Education; McGill, William J. (William James), 1922-1997; Columbia University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; University of California, Santa Barbara
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1980
- Note (Biographical)
- University president, psychologist
- Note
- Interviewed by Henry Graff
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 15310911
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-s491-cr52
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.