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Presidency of John G. Kemeny

John Kemeny Portrait Exceprt

The Kemeny administration is documented through eighteen hours of interviews with President Kemeny conducted by Alex Fanelli (Class of 1942) in 1984. This interview has been transcribed and indexed and is open to the public. Additional interviews with faculty, trustees and members of his administration are listed below. Not all transcripts are available online but all are available in Rauner Special Collections Library.

A transcript of the Kemeny interview and an index to the topics discussed are available for download.
KemenyInterview.pdf (3.2 MB)
KemenyTopicIndex.pdf (1.7 MB)

Hear a selection of clips from John Kemeny's oral history covering a variety of subjects from his interview.
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Additional Interviews. Not all transcripts are available online.

Fred Berthold '45, Professor of Religion Emeritus & Former Dean of the Tucker Foundation
Berthold_pt1.pdf (0.5 MB), Berthold_Index.pdf (0.1 MB)

Margaret Huling Bonz, Former Affirmative Action Officer & Dean of Freshman
Bonz_pt1.pdf (0.5 MB), Bonz_Index.pdf (0.1 MB)

Edward M. Bradley, Professor of Classics Emeritus
Bradley_pt1.pdf (0.3MB)

Ramona H. Moore Chamberlain, Former Executive Assistant to the President

Cary P. Clark '62, College Counsel Emeritus
Clark_pt1.pdf (0.6 MB)

George H. Colton '35, Vice President Emeritus of Alumni Relations & Development
Colton_interview.pdf (0.3 MB), Colton_Index.pdf (0.1 MB)

John H. Copenhaver, Jr. '46, Professor of Biology Emeritus
Copenhaver_pt1.pdf (0.3 MB), Copenhaver_Index.pdf (0.1 MB)

Charles F. Dey '52, Former Associate Dean of the College & Dean of the Tucker Foundation
Dey_interview.pdf (0.9 MB), Dey_Index.pdf (0.1 MB)

R. Harcourt Dodds '58, Trustee Emeritus
Dodds_pt1.pdf (1.3 MB), Dodds_Index.pdf (0.1 MB)

A. Alexander Fanelli '42, Former Executive Assistant to President Kemeny
Fanelli_pt1.pdf (0.9 MB), Fanelli_Index.pdf (0.1 MB)

Jeffrey Hart '51, Professor of English Emeritus
Hart_pt1.pdf (0.5 MB), Hart_Index.pdf (0.1 MB)

Errol & Grace Hill, Professor of Drama & Oratory Emeritus
E_Hill_pt1.pdf (0.4 MB), E_Hill_Index.pdf (0.1 MB)

Robert D. Kilmarx '50 TU '51, Former Trustee

Agnes Bixler Kurtz, Former Assistant Director of Athletics
A_Kurtz_pt1.pdf (0.3 MB), A_Kurtz_Index.pdf (0.1 MB)

Thomas E. Kurtz, Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science Emeritus
T_Kurtz_pt1.pdf (0.6 MB), T_Kurtz_Index (0.1 MB)

Lucretia L. Martin , Special Assistant to the President Emerita
Martin_pt1.pdf (1.4 MB), Martin_Index.pdf (0.4 MB)

Leonard M. Reiser '44, Professor of the Natural Sciences Emeritus and Provost & Dean of the Faculty Emeritus
Rieser_interview.pdf (1 MB), Rieser_Index.pdf (0.1 MB)

Peter D. Smith, Director, Emeritus,  Hopkins Center for the Arts
Smith_Peter_D_part1.pdf (2.3 MB), Smith_Peter_D_part1_index.pdf (0.5 MB)

Charles T. Wood, Professor of History Emeritus
Wood_pt1.pdf (1.2 MB), Wood_Index.pdf (0.3 MB)

Last Updated: 1/5/12