Interview Participants
Interviewee: Donald W. Hinrichs, Professor of Sociology & Dean of the College, Gettysburg College
Interviewer: Michael J. Birkner, Benjamin Franklin Professor of the Liberal Arts & Professor of History, Gettysburg College
Document Type
Oral History
Description
Professor of Sociology and Dean of the College Donald W. Hinrichs was interviewed on January 30, 2004 as the first part of two interviews by Michael J. Birkner. During these interviews, he discusses his childhood in Baltimore, going to college in the 1960's, and his experience in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He also describes his time at Gettysburg, in particular the growth and development of the Sociology Department and his experience as a gay faculty member.
Length of Interview: 69 minutes
Collection Note: This oral history was selected from the Oral History Collection maintained by Special Collections & College Archives. Transcripts are available for browsing in the Special Collections Reading Room, 4th floor, Musselman Library. GettDigital contains the complete listing of oral histories done from 1978 to the present. To view this list and to access selected digital versions please visit -- https://gettysburg.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16274coll2/search
Interview Date
1-30-2004
Department 1
History
Department 2
Sociology
Copyright Note
This interview appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Hinrichs, Donald W. and Birkner, Michael J., "Interview with Donald W. Hinrichs, January 30, 2004" (2004). Oral Histories. 15.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/oralhistall/15
Included in
Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Oral History Commons, United States History Commons