Calvin Vanderwerf, Address at the 20th Annual Honors Convocation Ceremony, 1968

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Title

Calvin Vanderwerf, Address at the 20th Annual Honors Convocation Ceremony, 1968

Description

Calvin A. Vanderwerf (1917-1988) was President of Hope College in Holland, Michigan, and former University of Florida chemistry professor. Invited to speak at the 20th Annual Honors Convocation ceremony at Eastern Michigan University, Vanderwerf speaks of his 25 years in academia, and shares his observations of the changing national attitude toward college education and the development of the American intellect.

Creator

Vanderwerf, Calvin

Date Created

1968-05-08

Subject

Calvin Vadnerwerf; Eastern Michigan University Hope College; Department of Chemistry; Albert Einstein; atomic bomb; theory of relativity; Harold Sponberg

Identifier

https://commons.emich.edu/speeches/19

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Copyright to the audio resource and its transcript is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any other format without written permission of the copyright owner, Eastern Michigan University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).

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