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[Interview with Benjamin Nelson Moyls, UBC Professors Emeriti Oral History Project, Part I] Carroll, Ann

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Recalls life as a student at UBC, 1936-1941 : talks about faculty in the Mathematics Dept. - Dean Daniel Buchanan, Walter Gage, F.S. Nowlan and Ralph Hall : freshman week : as a professor in the Mathematics Dept., 1947 : Acadia Camp : evolution of the Mathematics Dept., 1948-1983 - thrust of the program - faculty participation in University governance - democratic administration of the department -evolution of the Dept. of Statistics : as assistant and acting Dean of Graduate Studies, 1967-1975 : as director of Ceremonies, 1977 : talks about duties and Malcolm McGregor.

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Title
[Interview with Benjamin Nelson Moyls, UBC Professors Emeriti Oral History Project, Part I]
Creator
Carroll, Ann
Contributor
Moyls, Benjamin Nelson
Date
1990-08-21
Date Created
1990-08-21
Description
Recalls life as a student at UBC, 1936-1941 : talks about faculty in the Mathematics Dept. - Dean Daniel Buchanan, Walter Gage, F.S. Nowlan and Ralph Hall : freshman week : as a professor in the Mathematics Dept., 1947 : Acadia Camp : evolution of the Mathematics Dept., 1948-1983 - thrust of the program - faculty participation in University governance - democratic administration of the department -evolution of the Dept. of Statistics : as assistant and acting Dean of Graduate Studies, 1967-1975 : as director of Ceremonies, 1977 : talks about duties and Malcolm McGregor.
Extent
1 reel-to-reel audio recording
Subject
University of British Columbia; Emeritus
Genre
Interviews
Type
Sound
File Format
audio/mpeg
Language
English
Notes
In 1990, Ann Carroll conducted interviews with nine members of the Alumni Association's Professor Emeriti Division. Those interviewed included: J. Lewis Robinson, Benjamin Nelson Moyls, Joseph A. Gardner, Beryl Elizabeth March, George Michael Volkoff, Sadie Boyles, Robert M. Clark, M.W. Steinberg, and Margaret Street. Many of the interviewees talked about student days at UBC as well as their professional activities and changes they witnessed in their departments during their careers at the University.
Identifier
UBC AT 1754-1; UBC_AT_1754_01
Collection
UBC Archives Audio Recordings Collection
Series
Interview with Benjamin Nelson Moyls
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. University Archives. UBC Professors Emeriti Oral History Project fonds. UBC AT 1754-1
Date Available
2006-11-07
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Digital copies of recordings are provided for research and personal use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use this material must be obtained from the UBC Archives.http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/
Catalogue Record
http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/u_arch/profsoral.pdf
DOI
10.14288/1.0135460
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Digital copies of recordings are provided for research and personal use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use this material must be obtained from the UBC Archives.http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/