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Oral History Interview with Ernest Martin Hopkins.

 Collection
Identifier: DOH-245
DOH-245

  • Staff Only

Description

The oral history interview of Ernest Martin Hopkins is comprised of reel-to-reel tapes, digital recordings and CDs. There is no paper transcript. The interview was conducted by Dean of Libraries and Librarian of the College Edward Connery Lathem over a period of years from 1958 to 1964 and took place in Hanover, NH and Manset, Southwest Harbor, Maine. The entire interview runs for approximately 45 hours and covers his childhood years, his career at Dartmouth as well as his service in Washington DC during both World Wars and includes multiple interview sessions reviewing scrapbooks compiled during his years as president of Dartmouth. Other occasional participants in the interviews include Professors Bradlee Watson, Francis Childs and Russell "Cotty" Larmon, Dean Albert Dickerson and Messrs. John R. McLane, Richard W. Morin and Robert Jackson.

Dates

  • 1958 - 1964

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission from Dartmouth College required for publication or reproduction.

Extent

46 Digital File(s) (Note: original extent statement noted 55 .wav files, but it is unclear where those files are. KDR 15 Aug 2024)

20 Linear Feet (176 sound reels, 54 compact discs, 1 transcript (875 pages))

Language of Materials

English

Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository

Contact:
6065 Webster Hall
Hanover NH 03755 USA

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