Abstract
The interview focuses on the Dr. Hahn's life and his teaching career since he came to the United States in 1938 in flight from Hitler. He also talks about watching Lindberg land in Paris while he was studying earlier at the Sorbonne and how he came to Trenton State College. Topics also include his loss of many family members in the Holocaust, his courses on Russian history, Eastern Europe, socialism, and the Holocaust, changes to what was originally the Social Studies Department, his return to Europe as an exchange professor, changes to the College during his years, his impression of students in his graduate courses, and the student blockade in 1969. People mentioned include Adele Botts, Clayton Brower, Dr. Cohen, Dr. Gillian, Robert Heussler, and Charles Lindberg.
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Subject
Hahn, Fred, 1906--Interviews, Trenton State College--Faculty--Interviews, Trenton State College--History, TCNJ oral history collection, Biography, Education, Political refugees--Czech Republic--Interviews, Europe, Eastern--Study and teaching (Higher)--New Jersey--History, Czechoslovakia--History--1938-1945
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Duration
00:50:02 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
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| Name | The College of New Jersey |
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