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Corson, Dale R.

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Cornell 1969: Key issues then and now

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 11-1-3030
Scope and content

Video tape and transcript of the Cornell Faculty Forum discussing Cornell '69: Liberalism and the Crisis of the University, by Donald Downs, on the takeover of Willard Straight Hall and the events of 1969 at Cornell University. Speakers include Hunter Rawlings, Donald Downs, Dale Corson, Robert Harris, Kenneth McClane, Walter LaFeber, and others. Also available digitally.

Dates: 3 May 1999.

Dale R. Corson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 3-11-1665
Abstract The Dale R. Corson papers consist of office files, correspondence, and other material deriving chiefly from his provostship (1963-1969) and presidency of Cornell University (1963-1977). The papers illustrate the Corson administration reconstituting the University following the trauma of the 1969 student revolt and the negative publicity following the takeover of Willard Straight Hall; dealing with anti-war demonstrations and protests relative to other social and local issues; and surviving...
Dates: 1963-1977.

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