Scope and Contents Initially minutes of the Faculty Executive Committee were included within the ledger of Faculty Meeting minutes (RG 2/3.2). In the fall of 1921, the minutes began to be housed separately. This collection contains the official minutes of the executive committee, background documents presented to committee, correspondence, and annual reports. Included within background documents are reports of other faculty committees. Areas covered by Executive Committee include transcripts, student...

Scope and Contents Initially minutes of the Faculty Executive Committee were included within the ledger of Faculty Meeting minutes (RG 2/3.2). In the fall of 1921, the minutes began to be housed separately. This collection contains the official minutes of the executive committee, background documents presented to committee, correspondence, and annual reports. Included within background documents are reports of other faculty committees. Areas covered by Executive Committee include transcripts, student...

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Interview of Dr. Alexander J. McKelway by John P. Scherer (Class of 1989) as part of his senior project for the history department. McKelway describes the Vietnam War issue on Davidson’s campus through the late 1960s and early 1970s. McKelway discusses student-faculty relations, activism, the fraternity issue, civil rights, Spencer’s presidency, faculty oaths, conscientious objectors, and compulsory ROTC.

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Interview of Dr. Ernest F. Patterson by John P. Scherer (Class of 1989) as part of his senior project for the history department. Patterson describes the Vietnam War issue on Davidson’s campus through the late 1960s and early 1970s. Patterson discusses his perception as the most left-leaning faculty member, student-faculty relations, activism, conscientious objectors, civil rights, and compulsory ROTC and vespers and chapel attendance.

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Interview of Dr. Frontis W. Johnston ‘30 by John P. Scherer (Class of 1989) as part of his senior project for the history department. Johnston describes the Vietnam War issue on Davidson’s campus through the late 1960s and early 1970s. Johnston discusses faculty-admin relations, activism, civil rights, the fraternity issue, and compulsory ROTC.

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Interview of Dr. Hansford M. Epes, Jr. '61 by John P. Scherer (Class of 1989) as part of his senior project for the history department. Epes describes the Vietnam War issue on Davidson’s campus through the late 1960s and early 1970s. Epes discusses student-faculty relations, activism, civil rights, fraternities, and compulsory ROTC.

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Interview of Herb Jackson ‘67 by John P. Scherer (Class of 1989) as part of his senior project for the history department. Jackson describes the Vietnam War issue on Davidson’s campus through the late 1960s and early 1970s. Jackson discusses student-faculty relations, activism, the fraternity issue, the draft, lack of support for art at Davidson, and compulsory ROTC and vespers and chapel attendance.

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Interview of Dr. Max E. Polley by John P. Scherer (Class of 1989) as part of his senior project for the history department. Polley describes the Vietnam War issue on Davidson’s campus through the late 1960s and early 1970s. Polley discusses student-faculty relations, faculty-admin relations, activism, civil rights, conscientious objectors, and compulsory ROTC and vespers and chapel attendance.

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Interview of Dr. R. David Kaylor by John P. Scherer (Class of 1989) as part of his senior project for the history department. Kaylor describes the Vietnam War issue on Davidson’s campus through the late 1960s and early 1970s. Kaylor discusses student-faculty relations, activism, civil rights, and compulsory ROTC and vespers and chapel attendance.

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This series contains interviews with Davidson College students and alumni/ae. These interviews document various aspects of Davidson College's history and culture. Some of the alumni/ae listed in this series also worked for Davidson College in various capacities. While this series primarily focuses on student and alumni/ae interviewees, similar interviews can also be found in the other oral history series and sub-groups.