Middlebury College -- Staff

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Alex Bishop, a cook at Ross Dining, has worked at the College for the last ten years. Alex shares how dining at Middlebury has evolved to respond to COVID-19, what it's like to be an essential worker on the Vermont campus, and how routine is keeping him grounded.

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1 interview with Eleanor S. (Bliss) Heurtley, Class of 1959, by Natalie Norman. During the interview, Heurtley discusses the chemistry major; family legacy; women at college; sororities; the relationship between Middlebury College and the town of Middlebury, Vermont; political passivity; the status of women; single parenting; alumni activities; and changes at the College.

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Three staff training videos created by Jen Kazmierczak of the Office of Environmental Health and Safety. Staff members were required to complete a training course on the Safe Colleges website prior to returning to work on campus for the Spring 2021 semester during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics discussed in the videos include: masks and face coverings, social distancing, events on campus, hand washing, and more.

Scope and Contents Literatures & Cultures Librarian Katrina Spencer engages members of the community who trace their origins to the broad black diaspora(s) of the world. Listen to Middlebury College's Director of Admissions Nicole Curvin talk about her background and make recommendations of library resources. In her interview, Nicole highlights the Netflix series Dear White People directed by Justin Simien, the novel The Leavers by Lisa Ko, the film Hidden Figures directed by Theodore Melfi and Life in...

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Literatures & Cultures Librarian Katrina Spencer engages members of the community who trace their origins to the broad black diaspora(s) of the world. Here, Spencer interview Kyle Dudley, Class of 2009 and Assistant Head Men's Basketball Coach (2013-).

Scope and Contents 1 interview with Harold Parker, Middlebury College Class of 1944 and Instructor in Sociology. During the interview, Parker discusses having family members at Middlebury before he arrived in 1940; joining the military; majoring in sociology, psychology, and physical education; coming back to Middlebury after the war as a married student; his time as instructor in the Army Air Force; using "Free Frank Mails" to keep in touch with Middlebury while on military duty; being a student, faculty...

Scope and Contents 1 audio cassette containing interview with Wyman West Parker, Middlebury College Librarian.Parker discusses his two years as a student at Middlebury; the women's and men's college; student activities; town gown relations; commencement; rules and restrictions on students; salary cuts; what students did in their free time; being head librarian; his travels in Europe; changes in students overtime; politics; the old library vs. the new library; Middlebury Summer schools; Viola White; what makes...

Scope and Contents 1 interview with Max P. Peterson, Director of Sports Information. During the interview, Peterson discusses his retirement in 1991; his time as Director of Sports Information; the changing role of college public relations; the News Service and the College's response to Vietnam activism; South Africa divestment; campus dialogue; the college campus as a reflection of society; the changing nature of the College population; the relationship between Middlebury College and the town of Middlebury,...

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The volume of materials collected for each President varies widely from earliest appointees to current. The holdings for each presdient are primarily correspondence, published essays, sermons, and speeches, and since the 1970s-1980s includes reports generated by the Office of the President. For presidents prior to 1908, additional information may be located in associated record groups, including Board of Trustee records and correspondence, and early subscription/development records.

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1 interview with Jim Ross, Class of 1951 and Middlebury College Business Manager. During the interview, Ross discusses the role of a business manager at a small college, the relationship between Middlebury College and the town of Middlebury, Vermont, as well as the College's physical expansion.

Scope and Contents 1 interview with Ronald Rucker, Middlebury College Librarian, conducted by Bob Buckeye.Librarian for 25 years, started in 1976 (00:24); Work comparison between 1976 and 2001 (02:35); virtual libraries (03:38); position more administrative and managerial (04:45); orientation towards national organizations to connect to larger world (06:48); Farmington plan (07:32); technology automation in 1980s (08:30); OCLC plays enormous role. Changing times made library's task difficult. Aided...

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Susan Tucker, Middlebury College Reference Librarian at Starr Library. Interview was conducted by Bob Buckeye.Middlebury librarian for 25 years (01:07); Assisting patrons, moving from books to computer screens (02:07); Info easier to obtain via web (04:28); function of reference librarian-student questions decreased in last 15 years-peaked in 1980s (08:10); user-friendly software (10:05); collection development big part of job (11:45); need for...