David Dickson Oral History Interview Transcript

Dr. David Dickson gives his biography and discusses his career at Northern Michigan University as a professor of English from 1963 to 1966 and his role in administration as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in 1966-67. Topics include growing up in a mixed race family in Maine, his educational background, serving in the Army during World War II, his career as an English professor at various universities, his memories of Edgar Harden and other administration and faculty members, the controversy surrounding Robert McClellan, his feelings about the "right to try" policy, and racism in Marquette.