Reminiscences of William S. Coffin, Jr. [electronic resource] : oral history, 1989

Biographical Note

Clergyman

Scope and Contents

Personal recollections of Allard Lowenstein; recollections of Lowensteins̀ speeches and oratory skill; Lowensteins̀ wedding to Jennifer Littlefield; recruiting students from Yale for Mississippi Freedom Summer; Encampment for Citizenship, 1965; Lowensteins̀ peer relationships; Lowenstein as mentor for young people; Lowensteins̀ relations with family; 1968 presidential elections and Democratic National Convention; views on Lowensteins̀ perception of obligation to society

Subjects

• Chafe, William H., 1942- interviewer.
• Clergy--Interviews.
• Coffin, William Sloane, Jr., 1924-2006--Interviews.
• Democratic Party (U.S.)
• Interviews.
• Lowenstein, Allard K.
• Oral histories.
• Presidents--United States--Election--1968.
• Student movements.

Access Conditions

Copyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1990