Community Course records 1939-1981 1965-1979

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Community Course records 1939-1981 1965-1979

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The Community Course was a non-profit lecture-concert-drama series co-sponsored by Southern Methodist University and Temple Emanu-El, the largest Reformed Jewish temple in Dallas. The organization presented cultural events on the SMU campus, usually in McFarlin Auditorium from 1939 to 1981. The collection includes administrative records, ephemera, and extensive correspondence related to the SMU Community Course and its director, Ronald C. Knickerbocker.

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Southern Methodist University Archives, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University

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Southern Methodist University.

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Shared governance had a short life at SMU. The concept was popular from initial research forays into its feasibility for the university in the 1960s until the death of the University Assembly in 1975. The University Assembly grew increasingly unpopular with the SMU faculty over time. From the guide to the University Assembly of Southern Methodist University records SMU 2010. 0421., 1968-1975, (Southern Methodist University Archives, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University) ...

Community Course (Dallas, Tex.)

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Founded in 1939 by co-sponsors Southern Methodist University and Temple Emanu-El, Community Course was a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the cultural life of SMU and the Dallas community. With seven or eight performances per season (October-April) held at SMU’s McFarlin Auditorium, Community Course provided a variety of lectures, musical performances, and theatrical productions, which catered to general public tastes. Only season tickets were sold – and quickly sold o...

Knickerbocker, R. C. (Ronald C.)

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Temple Emanu-El (Dallas, Tex.)

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