Rauner Special Collections Finding Aids

George H. Colton, Oal history interview with George Colton, 1997,

Contact Information: Rauner Special Collections Library. 6065 Webster Hall Hanover, NH 03755-2519, USA Phone: (603) 646-2037 FAX: (603) 646-0447 Email: Rauner.Reference@dartmouth.edu URL: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~speccoll/

	Creator:	Colton, George H.
	Title:	Oal history interview with George Colton, 1997
	Dates:	1997
	Identification:	DOH-6
	Size of collection:	2 sound cassettes (ca. 60 min. each)
	Note:	Title transcribed.
	time and place of interview:	Interviewed by Jane L. Carroll on February 21, 1997 in Hanover, N.H.
	Abstract:	George Colton, Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development at Dartmouth. Oral history interview documenting his undergraduate years and 36-year career at Dartmouth.

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Biography

George Colton was born on December 9, 1914 in Springfield, Massachusetts and received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth in 1934. He returned to Dartmouth in 1945 to help run the Alumni Fund and the class gifts committee. Colton retired after 36 years at the College with the title of vice president, alumni affairs and development.

Scope and Contents of Collection

The oral history interview of George Colton is comprised of audiocassette recordings and an indexed transcript of the recordings. The interview was conducted by Jane L. Carroll in February 1997. The entire interview runs for approximately two hours and covers his undergraduate years at the college as well as the administrations of John Dickey and John Kemeny, and his work in the alumni and development office. Mr. Colton discussed various fundraising programs, and the effect that certain events had on fundraising, such as the 1970s oil crisis, coeducation, the Indian Symbol debate, the diversification of the student body and the emergence of the Dartmouth Review.

Access Restrictions

Unrestricted.

Use Restrictions

Unrestricted.

Preferred Citation

Rauner DOH-6; Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.