Interview with Max E. Polley, 1989 January 25

Item — Audiocassette Box: 4, Cassette case: Audio 60

Identifier: OHI-0371

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OHI-0371: Interview with Max E. Polley

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Scope and Contents

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.

Dates

Creation: 1989 January 25

Creator

Scherer, John P. (Class of 1989) (Interviewer, Person)

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There is no permission form on file for this interview. This interview is open for research but must be accessed onsite due to issues surrounding privacy and copyright. Please email archives@davidson.edu to learn more about the conditions surrounding access and to schedule an appointment.

Conditions Governing Use

There is no permission form on file for this interview. The interview may be protected by copyright and other rights. Researchers must seek permission from the interviewee or next of kin for quotation, reproduction, or publication. If you have any questions, or would like to schedule an appointment, please email archives@davidson.edu.

Biographical / Historical

Max Eugene Polley (1928-2014) was born in South Bend, Indiana. He received an A.B. from Albion College and a B.D. and Ph.D. from Duke University. Polley served as the J.W. Cannon Professor of Religion at Davidson College from 1956 to 1993.