Oral history interview with William P. Davis, Jr., 1997.

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Oral history interview with William P. Davis, Jr., 1997.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/242982302

Professor Davis discusses his carreer from 1955 to 1985 as a physics professor and administrator at Dartmouth College. He describes planning for and implementing coeducation.

Sound recordings: 2 sound cassettes (ca. 60 min. each)Transcript: 36 leaves.

Dartmouth College Library

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