Authors

Roland Nelson

Interviewer

John C. Hennen Jr

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This interview is one of a series conducted concerning the history of Marshall University. Dr. Roland Nelson was President of Marshall University from 1968 to 1970 and was also on the faculty of University of Greensboro and with Creative Leadership Systems. He discusses: his personal background and his education (which include Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Virginia; Duke; and Harvard); his employment history; Reverend Charles Aurand, Page Pitt, and Sam Clagg; newspapers; Marshall University as he sees it today; a comparison of students from the past and present; and campus politics.

Publication Date

1986

Identifier

OH64-294

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Text

Library of Congress Subjects

Nelson, Roland, -- Autobiography.
Clagg, Sam Edward, 1920-
Marshall University -- Oral histories.
West Virginia University -- Oral histories.
Marshall University Society of Yeager Scholars -- Oral histories.

Comments

Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-294.

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Oral History Interview: Roland Nelson

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