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Interview With Dorothy Bloom, May 28, 1993, Dorothy Bloom, Michael J. Birkner

Oral Histories

Dorothy Bloom, wife of Robert Bloom, a professor of history at Gettysburg College, was interviewed on May 28, 1993 by Michael Birkner about her experience as a spouse of a faculty member from 1949 to 1981. She discusses other faculty members and administrators at the time, her husband's work and the events they participated in on campus.

Length of Interview: 91 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, 4^th floor, Musselman Library. GettDigital contains the …

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Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

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Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

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Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

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Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

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Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

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