Reminiscences of James McNaughton Hester : oral history, 1975.

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Reminiscences of James McNaughton Hester : oral history, 1975.

Organizing activities as executive dean of Arts and Sciences, appointment as president, 1962; role of university trustees; consolidation of schools within New York University; Bobst Library; community-university relations; fund raising; meeting student and black demands in 1960s; increasing interdependence of academic community.

Transcript: 33 leaves.

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