Interview of Charles Killingsworth, former director of Michigan State University School of Labor and Industrial Relations

Description:

Charles Killingsworth discusses the establishment of the Michigan State University Labor and Industrial Relations Center in 1956, which later became the School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SLIR). Killingsworth, who came to MSU in 1947 to teach economics, says that he was asked by MSU President John Hannah to start and head the SLIR. He gives details on the school's beginnings, and explains why it was considered important by the university to provide an extension service to labor and business with accompanying research and scholarship. He also discusses faculty he hired through the years, the school's relationship with labor organizations, how the school expanded to offer graduate degrees and why he left the directorship to focus on teaching and arbitration, Ends abruptly. Killingsworth is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations.

Date Issued:

1991-10-24T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Subject Topic:

Faculty, History, History, Faculty, Selection and appointment, University extension, and Labor unions

Subject Name:

Killingsworth, Charles, 1917-, Michigan State University, Michigan State University, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, Michigan State University, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, Michigan State University, Labor and Industrial Relations Center, and Michigan State University

Subject Genre:

Interviews, Interviews, and Interviews

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5zw1b30f