Interviewer
Annie Pontrelli
Files
Description
LeRoy Hinze discusses working as a professor in the Drama Department at the University of Montana (UM). He describes developing and overseeing the theater program and his involvement in establishing faculty housing at Fort Missoula. Hinze recalls the general excitement and atmosphere on campus as well as the expansion of the student body immediately after World War Two and during the 1950s. He reminisces about his friendships with University faculty and staff members, including Carling Malouf, Gene Andre, and then President James McCain. Hinze describes his extracurricular activities volunteering with the Peace Corps and working with various community and regional theater organizations. He provides a history of UM’s theater program and offers his thoughts about the academic environment of the post-World War Two era.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
University of Montana faculty; World War, 1939-1945; Peace Corps; Department of Drama; School of Theater and Dance; James McCain; Gene Andre; Carling Malouf; University of Montana-Missoula
Original Date
6-23-1992
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
University of Montana Centennial Oral History Project, OH 270, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 270-066, 067, 068
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
3 sound cassettes (3:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (27 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
02:12:12 minutes
Local Filename
OH_270_066_067_068.mp3; OH_270_066_067_068.pdf
Citation
Hinze, LeRoy W., "LeRoy W. Hinze Interview, June 23, 1992" (1992). University of Montana Centennial Oral History Project. 28.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/umcentennial_interviews/28