Oral history interview with Arthur Wensinger [session 2], 2012
In this second interview of three, Arthur "Jerry" Wensinger discusses topics including: the introduction of the College of Letters; work with other language professors George Creeger and Carl Viggiani; teaching German Literature in Translation; influx of money into the University from the Xerox purchase of American Educational Publications; founding of the University Press and work on the board; election to Advisory Committee; hiring of first female professor, Geraldine Murphy; coeducation in the early 1970s; teaching courses on Kafka texts; disdain for the changing and renovation of classic University buildings and architecture; the German House; work as President of Friends of Davison Art Center; shift of a university president's job towards money and fundraising; shift of students to being more independent; publishing of textbook on Herman Hesse's Siddhartha (around 1960s); translation work and translating the works of painter Paula Modersohn-Becker with secretary of College of Letters, Carol Hoey