Interviewer
Annie Pontrelli
Files
Description
Robert Burgess recalls beginning his career as an assistant professor of French in 1947 at the University of Montana (UM). He describes the strenuous requirements for university faculty for teaching multiple classes in addition to serving on committees. He discusses his appointment to department chair and his retirement in 1972. Burgess concludes by noting some of the colleagues for whom he had a great deal of respect including Horst Jarka and Marguerite Ephron.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Department of Languages and Literatures; University of Montana faculty; University of Montana-Missoula; Foreign languages
Original Date
7-29-1991
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 270-009
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (15 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:02:56 minutes
Local Filename
OH_270_009.mp3; OH_270_009.pdf
Citation
Burgess, Robert, "Robert Burgess Interview, July 29, 1991" (1991). University of Montana Centennial Oral History Project. 35.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/umcentennial_interviews/35