Don Pearson, Oral History Interview, 1998

Description:

Don Pearson led the Economics Department at Eastern Michigan University from 1969-2009. In this interview, Pearson details the administrative and faculty power structure of Eastern Michigan University during the 1970’s and 1980’s. Pearson was also instrumental in the separation of the Economics Department from the History and Social Science Departments. This interview was conducted for the purpose of gathering primary research for Laurence Smith’s book, Eastern Michigan University: A Sesquicentennial Portrait (1999).

Date Issued:

1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Eastern Michigan University Archives

Subject Topic:

Economics Department, History and Social Sciences Department, Harold Sponberg, Don Drummond, Pray-Harrold, Ypsilanti history, student activism, John Norman Collins, AAUP, and Jean Henley

Rights:

Copyright to the audio resource and its transcript is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any other format without written permission of the copyright owner, Eastern Michigan University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).

URL:

https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/9