Art, Henry (Hank)—three interviews, 2003-04-22, 2008-06-06, 2021-04-05

File — Multiple Containers

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Oral History Program collection contains interviews with faculty, staff, alumni, students, and friends of Williams College. The collection includes audio files (both analog and digital formats), transcripts of interviews, release forms, administrative papers about the project, correspondences, and a variety of other printed materials. The collection also includes oral histories from attendees of the 50 Years of Africana Studies exhibit reception held on April 6, 2019. Eleven participants answered two questions regarding Africana Studies. Participants include: Tatum Barnes '15, Grace Taylor Rae Bundy '13, Maria Washington, Richard Jefferson '70, Charles Sanders '78, James de Jongh '64, Melissa Fenton '91, Funmi Olosunde ''06, Charles Mitchell '74, Todd Hall '16, and Nicole Moore '93. The exhibit was curated by Rhon S. Manigault-Bryant, Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Faculty Affiliate in Religion, and Archives' staff. Oral histories continue to take place today and this collection is regularly being added to and updated.

Dates

Creation: 2003-04-22, 2008-06-06, 2021-04-05

Conditions Governing Access

The 2003 and 2008 interviews are open for research. Researchers are encouraged to contact Special Collections staff prior to a visit. The 2021 interview lacks a completed permission form detailing researcher access. Please contact specialcollections@williams.edu for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

In consultation with Special Collections staff, reproductions of the 2003 and 2008 interviews may be made upon request. Copyright restrictions may apply. The 2021 interview lacks a completed permission form detailing researcher use. Please contact specialcollections@williams.edu for more information.

Extent

From the Collection: 48.08 Linear Feet (60 manuscript boxes, 2 1/2 manuscript boxes, 72 shoe boxes)

From the Collection: 103.88 Gigabytes

From the Collection: 2089.6 Megabytes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

2021 interview: Professor emeritus Henry (Hank) Art reflects on his relationship with Hopkins Forest since 1970, when he came to Williams as the first director of the Center for Environmental Science and became the leading voice encouraging the College to preserve the forest. Hopkins Forest has served as a center for field research in various ways since the 1930s, making in unique in the country, he says, if not the world.

Professor Art reflects on his own research and student research here and looks back to the earliest research here, when Norman Borlaug set up the permanent plot system in the 1930s as part of his graduate research in forestry — inspiring the work for which he won the Nobel prize.

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