Oral history interview with Albert W. Tucker, 1984 Apr. 11.

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Oral history interview with Albert W. Tucker, 1984 Apr. 11.

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Tucker tells how Fine Hall came to be built and about the opening ceremony in October 1931. Tucker describes first the library in Fine Hall, which was run by Margaret Shields, then the arrangement of offices in the building. He explains how the practice of having afternoon tea started, and he tells some of the things that went on during tea and at other times in the common room. Tucker also describes the Professor's Lounge, the furnishings of the offices, and the two classrooms in Fine Hall. He tells of the other mathematics buildings that were, at least in part, modeled on Fine Hall.

Transcript : 20 p.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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