Barber, William J.

Scope and Contents In this first interview of three, William Barber discusses topics including: childhood in Depression-era Kansas; attending Harvard on scholarship; time as a soldier in WWII; attending Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar; work as Assistant Professor at Kansas State; work in Washington D.C. as an economic analyst; futher studies at Oxford (PhD); marriage to wife Sheila; working in the Economics Department at Wesleyan; work as Chairman of College of Social Studies; specialization in the History of...

Scope and Contents In this second interview of three, William Barber discusses topics including: working with Vic Butterfield; launch of the College Plan (1959); launch of Center for Advanced Studies by Sigmund Neurmann; ethnomusicology at Wesleyan; eclectic faculty at Wesleyan including Nobby Brown, Carl Schorske, and Juan Ruora Parella; push for coeducation and diversification; reduction of Wesleyan's wealthy by Etherington; Etherington's departure and Senate attempt; Etherington Scholarships; Colin...

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This collection consists of oral history interviews with members of the Wesleyan University community, including faculty emeriti, administration officials, and others. They are sponsored by the Wesleyan University Wasch Center for Retired Faculty and are added to on an ongoing basis.