Dignity, Discourse, And Destiny: The Life of. by Darwin Stapleton

Stapleton, Darwin; Stapleton, Donna

ISBN 10: 0874138337 / ISBN 13: 9780874138337

Published by University of Delaware Press, 2003

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Very good condition. Text looks free of notations/underlining. Tight spine. Light wear to the exterior.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dignity, Discourse, And Destiny: The Life of. by Darwin Stapleton
• Publisher: University of Delaware Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0874138337
• ISBN 13: 9780874138337
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 20 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

An educator of high standards and vision, Courtney C. Smith led Swarthmore College from 1953 to 1969. Based upon archival research as well as interviews conducted with over 40 people, this biography describes how Smith's convictions preserved liberal arts at Swarthmore and shaped other institutions that continue to promote discourse, human dignity, and civil society. Darwin H. Stapleton is executive director of the Rockefeller Archive Center, and Donna Heckman Stapleton is a social worker. Distributed by Associated University Presses. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About the Author

Darwin H. Stapleton has been the executive director of the Rockefeller Archive Center since 1986. Previously he was on the faculty of Case Western Reserve University, and was an associate editor of The Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Donna Heckman Stapleton is a social worker for the City School District of New Rochelle, New York. She has taught graduate courses and supervised graduate students at Columbia, Fordham, and Rutgers Universities and Iona College.