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Edmund (Mike) Keeley '48, 2011 August 9

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Collection Creator:
Princeton University. Alumni Council. Princetoniana Committee
Dates:
2011 August 9
Located In:
Box 3
Extent:
1 box
Languages:
English
Scope and Contents

Keeley speaks about growing up abroad and being prevented from returning to Greece by the State Department in 1939; committing minor juvenile delinquencies; attending Princeton without prerequisite college board exams; incidents of Jewish discrimination in admissions; joining the Navy after freshman year; delayed graduation; the all-male environment; the required freshman Shakespeare course; volunteering for and teaching at the American Farm School; being the Vice President of Campus Club; working to dismantle bicker; winning the Grind Cup for highest GPA in Campus Club but hiding it out of embarrassment; serving as a faculty fellow in Stevenson Hall; helping to found the Republican Club and later regretting its creation; organizing Chapman Revercomb, Richard Nixon, and Hartley to speak to the Republican Club; the GI Bill; and serving on the disciplinary committee. He mentions Dean of Admissions Heermance, classmates Roger Saleeby, W.S. Merwin, and Galway Kinnell, Professor Willard Thorp, and President Dodds.

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital files of some of the transcripts in Series 2 and Series 3 are accessible in the contents list.

Biography:

Edmund "Mike" Keeley, Class of 1948, majored in English. He attended Wadham College at Oxford and returned to Princeton to teach English and Creative Writing. He served on the Princeton faculty for 40 years.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. For quotations that are fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. The Trustees of Princeton University hold copyright to all materials generated by Princeton University employees in the course of their work. If copyright is held by Princeton University, researchers will not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with non-commercial use of materials from the Mudd Library. For materials where the copyright is not held by the University, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. If you have a question about who owns the copyright for an item, you may request clarification by contacting us through the Ask Us! form.

Credit this material:

Edmund (Mike) Keeley '48; Princetoniana Committee Oral History Project Records, AC259, Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 3
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Processing Information

This finding aid was updated by Lynn Durgin in April 2016.

Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Keeley speaks about growing up abroad and being prevented from returning to Greece by the State Department in 1939; committing minor juvenile delinquencies; attending Princeton without prerequisite college board exams; incidents of Jewish discrimination in admissions; joining the Navy after freshman year; delayed graduation; the all-male environment; the required freshman Shakespeare course; volunteering for and teaching at the American Farm School; being the Vice President of Campus Club; working to dismantle bicker; winning the Grind Cup for highest GPA in Campus Club but hiding it out of embarrassment; serving as a faculty fellow in Stevenson Hall; helping to found the Republican Club and later regretting its creation; organizing Chapman Revercomb, Richard Nixon, and Hartley to speak to the Republican Club; the GI Bill; and serving on the disciplinary committee. He mentions Dean of Admissions Heermance, classmates Roger Saleeby, W.S. Merwin, and Galway Kinnell, Professor Willard Thorp, and President Dodds.

Arrangement

Transcripts are arranged alphabetically by interviewee's last name.

Collection History

Appraisal

Appraisal has been conducted according to University Archives policies and procedures.

Processing Information

This finding aid was updated by Lynn Durgin in April 2016.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. For quotations that are fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. The Trustees of Princeton University hold copyright to all materials generated by Princeton University employees in the course of their work. If copyright is held by Princeton University, researchers will not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with non-commercial use of materials from the Mudd Library. For materials where the copyright is not held by the University, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. If you have a question about who owns the copyright for an item, you may request clarification by contacting us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Edmund (Mike) Keeley '48; Princetoniana Committee Oral History Project Records, AC259, Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 3