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
Listen to the Interview
Tape Number
No. 681
Transcript Number
No. 681
Length of Transcript
26 pages
Interview Number
No. 681
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Ralph Coleman by Rebecca Craver, 1983, "Interview no. 681," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.