Maxine Van de Wetering interview, 2006 Sept. 29.

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Maxine Van de Wetering interview, 2006 Sept. 29.

Van de Wetering begins by talking about her education prior to coming to the University of Montana. She explains how her Jewish connections helped to get her a job at the University and the subsequent problem of being moved from department to department at the beginning of her career. She discusses the politics that existed in academic departments during the 1960s and 1970s. She explains the creation of the Women's Studies program and how she was able to pick students who would become Rhodes Scholars.

Sound recording: 1 sound disc (68 min.): digital.Transcript: 37 leaves ; 28 cm.

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A historian of science, Van de Wetering was a former University of Montana professor in the Geology, History, and Philosophy departments, and in the Humanities Program. From the description of Maxine Van de Wetering interview, 2006 Sept. 29. (University of Montana, Mansfield Library). WorldCat record id: 767587404 ...