Kirkland College project : oral history, 1977-1978.

Scope and Contents

The life and death of a small liberal arts college for women. Subjects discussed include early planning (1962-1963), the role of Robert W. McEwen, President of Hamilton College (Kirkland's coordinate institution) from 1949 to 1966, exploration by the McIntosh Committee of definitions for the new college, debates on coordinate institutions versus co-education and on the function of women's education, development of Kirkland's educational program, staff and campus, and the use of architecture to express educational values. Participants and pagination of transcripts: Samuel F. Babbitt, 74; Walter Beinecke, 43; Richard W. Couper, 15; David Ellis, 21; Marjorie McEwen, 39; Millicent McIntosh, 44; Debbie Moscowitz, 32; Inez Nelbach, 32; Ruth Rinard, 30; Carl Schneider, 32; and Connie Strellas, 39

Subjects

• Coeducation.
• College facilities.
• Hamilton College (Clinton, N.Y.)
• Interviews.
• Kirkland College.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Women's colleges.

Access Conditions

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