Interviewer
Annie Pontrelli
Files
Description
Gordon Browder describes moving to Missoula, Montana, in 1948 to chair the University of Montana’s (UM) Department of Sociology. He talks about the constant changes in UM administration during the 1940s and 1950s as well as the reorganization of Faculty Senate and the founding of the teachers’ union. Browder discusses President Robert Pantzer role during the student protests over the Vietnam War. He also recalls how the president handled the conflict over the Jerry Farber essay, “The Student as Nigger,” which a UM instructor assigned his students. Browder mentions the establishment of the program in religious studies as well as the on-campus involvement of Drs. H.G. Merriam, J.E. Miller, and Rulon Jeppeson. He concludes by describing President McFarland’s administrative style and his own responsibilities as UM’s Director of Research.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Robert Pantzer; University of Montana Department of Research; Vietnam War, 1955-1975; Carl McFarland; Department of Sociology; University of Montana faculty; University of Montana administration; University of Montana-Missoula
Original Date
7-23-1991
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 270-008
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (12 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:02:38 minutes
Local Filename
OH_270_008.mp3; OH_270_008.pdf
Citation
Browder, Gordon, "Gordon Browder Interview, July 23, 1991" (1991). University of Montana Centennial Oral History Project. 5.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/umcentennial_interviews/5