Barber, William (session 1), December 13, 2013
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 Economic Thought; work with Gunnar Myrdal; publishing of specialized economics books; integration of black students at Wesleyan; reflections on successes of student alumni
Dates
- Creation: December 13, 2013
Creator
- Barber, William J. (Person)
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) (Organization)
Extent
10 pages
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Subject
- Barber, William J. (Person)
- Harvard University (Organization)
- University of Oxford (Organization)
- Kansas State University (Organization)
- Myrdal, Gunnar, 1898-1987 (Person)
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.). College of Social Studies (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository