Faculty Oral History Project

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Interviews with Duke University Faculty members reflecting on their careers. The Duke University Archives Faculty Oral History Project is an initiative to gather, catalog, and make accessible primary source media resources related to campus changes over the past sixty years including student-faculty relationships, significant events and challenges, and first impressions of Duke University. It seeks accounts from all viewpoints through interviews with a wide range of people associated with Duke University. The Project follows the standards of the Oral History Association.

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    Peter H. Klopfer interview
    (2008-12-17T14:27:42Z) Duke University. University Archives; Samouelian, Mary
    Peter H. Klopfer was born August 9, 1930 in Berlin, Germany. He earned his B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1952 and his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1957. In 1958, Professor Klopfer came to Duke as Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology (now Dept. of Biology). In 1967, he was promoted to Professor. His area of research is animal behavior and behavioral ecology, and he was instrumental in launching the primate center at Duke. Klopfer retired in 2006 as Professor Emeritus, however, he continues to conduct research, travel and teach seminars, with his current project focusing on sleep and hibernation behavior in prosimian primates. In this interview, he recalls his decision to come to Duke University, his first impressions of North Carolina, the Duke University campus, and of the student population in the late 1950s. Of particular interest is his recollection of coming to the South during the Civil Rights Movement. He also speaks about how his research, teaching philosophy, his interaction with students, and the student body have changed over the course of his tenure at Duke. Lastly, he reflects how working for Duke and being part of the Duke community has directly impacted him.
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    Sidney D. Markman interview
    (2008-12-17T14:21:46Z) Duke University. University Archives; Samouelian, Mary
    Sidney David Markman was born October 10, 1911 in New York. He earned his A.B. in 1934 from Union College in New York and his M. A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1936 and 1941 respectively. From 1941-1945, he worked as Professor of Art History and Archaeology at the National University of Panama. In 1947, Dr. Markman began teaching at Duke University as Associate Professor of Art History and Archaeology and was appointed to full professor in 1965. He retired in 1981 as Professor Emeritus of Art History and Archaeology. In this interview, he recalls his decision to come to Duke University, his first impressions of the campus and Art Department, how teaching and interacting with students changed over the course of his tenure at Duke, and changes on both the campus and within the Art Department. Lastly, he reflects how working for Duke and being part of the Duke community directly impacted him.