Creator: Larry Sommers, Jeff Charnley

Subjects: Anniversaries, Sesquicentennial

Description:

Larry Sommers came to Michigan State College in 1950 as an Instructor in Department of Geology and Geography and eventually became Head of the Department of Geography in 1955 when Geology and Geography split into two separate departments. He served as Head until 1978. He also served as Assistant Dean in International Programs from 1979 to 1980 and was Assistant Provost during the DiBiaggio presidency. He was instrumental in developing the air photo interpretation program (later known as remote sensing and cartography) which created the first Atlas of Michigan. This publication was created entirely by hand with no help from computers.

Date: July 24, 2000

Format: Audio/mp3

Original Format: Audiocassettes

Resource Identifier: Larry_Sommers_Intv_t1s2.mp3

Collection Number: UA 3

Language: English

Rights Management: Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by Michigan State University and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Contributing Institution: University Archives & Historical Collections, MATRIX, Office of the Provost

Relation: Sesquicentennial Oral History Project

Contributor: MSU Archives and Historical Collections

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