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Stallcup, William Interview
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| Title | Stallcup, William Interview |
| Description | Former biology professor and interim SMU president William (Bill) Stallcup answers questions about his early years at SMU, activities during World War II, educational background, and variegated roles in SMU administration. He details the evolution and growth of SMU's biology department, particularly its shifting emphasis to molecular and cellular biology. Other topics he illustrates through anecdotes and examples include women's salaries, EEOC discrimination suits, colorful deans, pressures from various constituent groups, and challenges he faced at SMU in a multitude of administrative roles. In particular, he describes the impact of and details about the SMU football team's 'death penalty' for players receiving contracted payments. He highlights the creation and development of the SMU-in-Taos program at Fort Burgwin. He gives his opinion about SMU administrators and presidents, describing their personalities, achievements, and fallibilities. Throughout, Stallcup provides behind-the-scenes details of people and events that shaped his life, impacted his career and changed the face of SMU, from the 1930s through the 1980s. Stallcup passed away on June, 2008. |
| Contributors | Early, Jim (interviewer); Dworaczyk, Bill (executive producer) |
| Original Date | Taped on 2000-11-20. |
| Original Format | VHS |
| Item Number | VAS001 |
| Type | video |
| Digitization Date | Digitized: 2008 |
| Digital Format | TRT 00:57:57.61; Archival File: Video: DV-NTSC, 720 x 480, Audio: Stereo 48 KHz, File Size: 12.2 Gb, File Format: Quicktime.mov; Streaming File: 480 x 320, H.264, 768 kbs, Quicktime.mov file |
| Digitization Process | Received as 1/2 inch videotape. Captured and slight edits made in Final Cut Pro. Exported as Quicktime.mov file. Logo added and compressed for streaming in Quicktime Pro. |
| Full-Length Interview Link | http://digitalcollections.smu.edu/all/cul/vas/stream/full/VAS001_StallcupFullStream.html |
| Clip Interview Link | http://digitalcollections.smu.edu/all/cul/vas/stream/VAS001_StallcupStream.html |
| Full-length Streaming File | http://129.119.28.50/VAS001_StallcupStream.mov |
| Digital Collection | SMU Video Archive Series
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| Library | Fondren Library
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| Publisher | Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University |
| Rights | The files in this collection are protected by copyright law. No commercial reproduction or distribution of these files is permitted without the written permission of Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries. These files may be freely used for educational purposes, provided they are not altered in any way, and Southern Methodist University is cited. A high-quality version of these files may be obtained for a fee by contacting ncds@smu.edu. |
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