Interviewee

Ralph Coleman

Interviewer

Rebecca Craver

Project

History of the University

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee

Engineering professor, 1940s-1960s; Professor Emeritus of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Summary of Interview

Recollections of administrators and tuition fee; the building of the Schellenger Research Lab; St. Patrick's Day activities of the Engineering students; different sites of the Engineering Department; evolution of the Engineering Department; how the first Union Building was built; campus dances; pranks played by students and faculty; athletics.

Date of Interview

11-1-1983

Length of Interview

1 hour and 10 minutes

Tape Number

No. 681

Transcript Number

No. 681

Length of Transcript

26 pages

Interview Number

No. 681

Terms of Use

Unrestricted

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