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Kasper, Joseph (Class of 1920, trustee), August 6, 1974

 Item
Identifier: MOH4

Scope and Contents

1 interview with Joseph Kasper. Kasper discusses faculty-student relations; Storrs Lee; student council; Mr. Hepburn; how he wanted to leave college to work; how he came back to Middlebury; Professor Stevens; Jewish discrimination; religious diversity; socio-economic breakdown; President Moody; Elbert Cole; Trustees; growth of the student body; town gown relations; World War I; hazing; pranking; his college roommate; Harvard; and President Stratton.

Dates

  • Creation: August 6, 1974

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research without restriction.

Biographical / Historical

Joseph Philip Kasper (1897-1983) was the son of Henry A. and Elizabeth (Nickle) Kasper. Kasper was a member of the Middlebury College Class of 1920, a trustee from 1940 to 1970, and a trustee emeritus from 1970 to 1983. Kasper married Helen H. Consalus in 1920. They had three children: Robert H., Helen Janet, and Phoebe C. He married his second wife, Charlotte Harrison, in 1976.

Extent

From the Collection: 147+ Objects

Physical Location

w.2.2

Physical Description

2 audio cassettes

General

Assigned identifier: a13af19740806-01

Repository Details

Part of the Middlebury College Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
Middlebury College
Davis Family Library
110 Storrs Avenue
Middlebury Vermont 05753 United States