Rauner Special Collections Finding Aids

Charles F. Dey, Oral history interview with Charles Dey, 2002 March 29,

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	Creator:	Dey, Charles F.
	Title:	Oral history interview with Charles Dey, 2002 March 29
	Dates:	2002 March 29
	Identification:	DOH-8
	Size of collection:	4 sound cassettes (ca. 60 min. each)
	Note:	Title transcribed.
	time and place of interview:	Interviewed by Daniel L. Daly on March 29, 2002 in Old Lyme, CT.
	Abstract:	Charles Dey, Associate Dean of the College and Dean of the Tucker Foundation. Oral history interview documenting his undergraduate years and career at Dartmouth College under presidents Dickey and Kemeny.

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Biography

Charles Dey was born on December15, 1930 in Newark, New Jersey. He completed his undergradudate degree at Dartmouth in 1952 and following naval duty, Dey started his career as a teaching fellow and history instructor at Phillips Academy Andover before returning to Dartmouth in 1960 as Assistant Dean of the College. In 1962, he was a regional representative for the Peace Corps in the Philippine Islands as one of the Peace Corps' first in-country directors.

In 1963, Dey returned to Dartmouth as Associate Dean. At this time he also established Dartmouth's A Better Chance (ABC) summer transition program to help minority students qualify for private secondary schools. Dey became Dean of the Tucker Foundation in 1967. He initiated local poverty programs, collaboration with a black college in Alabama and educational opportunities for Native Americans. He developed Tucker Internships in rural and inner-city communities, including establishment of a Dartmouth Learning Center in Jersey City, N.J. He left Dartmouth in 1973 to become the first head of the combined Choate School and Rosemary Hall. After retiring from Choate Rosemary Hall in 1991, Dey launched the Start On Success (SOS) program for the National Organization on Disability.

Scope and Contents of Collection

The oral history of Charles Dey is comprised of audiocassette recordings and an indexed transcript of the recordings. The interview was conducted by Daniel L. Daly during March 2002. The entire interview runs for approximately three hours and forty-five minutes and covers events, programs, organizations and individuals connected with Dartmouth during his undergraduate years and during his career at the college.

Access Restrictions

Unrestricted.

Use Restrictions

Unrestricted.

Preferred Citation

Rauner DOH-8; Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.