Dinan, Dennis Allen, b. 1938

Dates

Existence: b. 1938

Biography

Dennis Dinan was born on October 29, 1938 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He entered Dartmouth as a member of the class of 1961 and returned to Dartmouth in 1967 to work as assistant secretary of the College. He coordinated continuing education programs for the College, including Alumni College, until May, 1973, when he was appointed the seventh editor of the "Dartmouth Alumni Magazine." He resigned from that position in September, 1982, following a dispute over the editorial independence of the magazine.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Dennis Dinan papers

MS-980

Collection

Identifier: MS-980

Date(s): 1974 to 1983

Abstract

Dennis A. Dinan, assistant secretary of the College and "Alumni Magazine" editor. Born in 1938. Dartmouth College Class of 1961. Consist of correspondence to and from Dinan and newspaper clippings relating to his resignation as editor of the "Dartmouth Alumni Magazine" in September of 1982.

Oral history interview with Dennis A. Dinan

DOH-25

Collection

Identifier: DOH-25

Date(s): 2003-02-10 to 2003-02-11

Scope and Contents

The oral history interview of Dennis Dinan is comprised of audiocassette recordings and an indexed transcript of the recordings. The interview was conducted by Mary Donin during February 2003. The entire interview runs for approximately four hours and covers his undergraduate years at the College and his work as assistant secretary of the College and editor of the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine and the circumstances of his resignation from that position.