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The materials represented in this guide may be accessed through the Rauner Special Collections Library at Dartmouth College. The Rauner Library is located in Webster Hall. The materials must be used on-site and may not leave Rauner Library.

The Rauner Special Collections Library is open to the public and in most cases no appointment is necessary. The exception is in the case of materials stored off site for which there may be a delay in retrieval. Please consult the Access to Collection statement below or contact Rauner Reference.

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Access to Collection

Restricted until 2012.

Publication & Use

Permission from Dartmouth College required for publication or reproduction.

Introduction to the Collection

The oral history interview of Robert McEwen is comprised of audiocassette recordings and an indexed transcript of the recordings. The interview was conducted by Mary Donin during March of 2004. The entire interview runs for approximately eight and a half hours and covers Proctor McEwen's thirty-six year law enforcement career at Dartmouth serving under five presidents. Proctor McEwen offers insights into the evolution of a small-town campus police department made up of five men to a sophisticated, unionized group of more than thirty-five professionals. He also addresses such issues as the role of alcohol in student misconduct, the department's evolving relationship with the Hanover police and the various protests that have taken place at the College over the years.

Biography

Robert McEwen was born on April 13, 1943 and grew up in West Lebanon, New Hampshire. He joined the staff of the campus police as a patrol officer in 1967 and rose through the ranks to become College Proctor in 1976, following the death of his predecessor, John O'Connor. Proctor McEwen retired from the College in 2003.

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