Rosemary Pierrel Sorrentino speech file Sorrentino (Rosemary Pierrel) speech file 1961-1970

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Rosemary Pierrel Sorrentino speech file Sorrentino (Rosemary Pierrel) speech file 1961-1970

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The Rosemary Pierrel Sorrentino speech file is organized in one series of twenty-one speeches, arranged chronologically from 1961 to 1970 (one is undated), the span of her tenure as Dean of Pembroke. The speeches were delivered on various academic occasions such as Pembroke convocations and student banquets.

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John Hay Library, Special Collections

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