Oral history interview with Dorothy M. McNamara (SOH-009, audio recording and transcript, audio recording and transcript)
Title
Oral history interview with Dorothy M. McNamara (SOH-009, audio recording and transcript, audio recording and transcript)
Date
1979
Description
Dorothy M. McNamara reflects on her forty-seven year career at Suffolk University, during which she served as stenographer, law school recorder, bursar, and finally as alumni secretary until her retirement in 1974. McNamara discusses her experiences working at Suffolk; presidents of the university; the general alumni association that she helped start; and the addition of buildings to the Suffolk campus. She also remarks upon the fiscal management techniques that allowed Suffolk University to stay open during the Great Depression, World War II, and the Korean War.
Source
Suffolk University Oral History Project
Rights
Copyright Suffolk University. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the John Joseph Moakley Archive & Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use.
Type
Sound recording
Oral histories
Format
MP3
PDF
Language
English
Identifier
SOH-009
Embedded Media
Duration
1:24:52
Files
Citation
McNamara, Dorothy M., Robbins, David, and Norton, John, “Oral history interview with Dorothy M. McNamara (SOH-009, audio recording and transcript, audio recording and transcript),” Moakley Archive & Institute, accessed June 14, 2021, https://moakleyarchive.omeka.net/items/show/14734.