Oral history interview with Homer P. Rainey, 1967 August 27.

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Oral history interview with Homer P. Rainey, 1967 August 27.

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Interview with Homer P. Rainey concerning his experiences as former President of the University of Texas and professor of higher education at the University of Colorado. Includes a general coverage of his early career, his problems with the Board of Regents at the University of Texas (1944-1945), and his unsuccessful race for governor of Texas in 1946.

205 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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