Interviewer
Annie Pontrelli
Files
Description
Patricia Freeman Dunkum, daughter of University of Montana (UM) English professor Edmund Freeman, discusses her father’s life from 1919 until his death in 1976. Dunkum describes Freeman’s teaching style and his dedicated involvement on campus. She read excerpts from his writings about university life, relationships with students, and campus activities in which he was involved during his early years. Dunkum talks about the many speeches Freeman delivered throughout the state as well as the hundreds of letters he wrote to local newspapers. She describes the effects that campus controversies during the tenures of Presidents George Finlay Simmons and Carl McFarland had on their family life. Dunkum also mentions her father’s friends and colleagues, campus organizations, and early activities and traditions on campus, including Aber Day, May Fete, and Varsity Vaudeville.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Carl McFarland; George Finlay Simmons; Aber Day; May Fete; Varsity Vaudeville; University of Montana faculty; Department of English; University of Montana-Missoula; University of Montana traditions
Original Date
7-31-1991
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 270-019
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (18 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:57:53 minutes
Local Filename
OH_270_019.mp3; OH_270_019.pdf
Citation
Dunkum, Patricia, "Patricia Freeman Dunkum Interview, July 31, 1991" (1991). University of Montana Centennial Oral History Project. 29.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/umcentennial_interviews/29