Oral History Interview with Jeremy Rutter

Title
Oral History Interview with Jeremy Rutter
Narrator (written)
Jeremy Rutter
Narrator First Name
Jeremy
Narrator Last Name
Rutter
Interviewer
Leigh Steinberg
Abstract
Jeremy B. Rutter. Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies, Sherman Fairchild Professor Emeritus in the Humanities. Oral history interview for the Dartmouth Vietnam Project. Rutter describes his experience as the son of a foreign service member who lived in many places throughout the world. He describes his high school experience at Philips Exeter Academy. Rutter discusses his time as a student at Haverford College. He shares his experience being drafted for the Army. Rutter describes how he was sent to language school and then it was cancelled so he instead had to learn how to become a radio operator. Rutter shares how he was placed in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and never saw direct combat in Vietnam. He describes his transition back to the United States and completing his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania. Rutter describes how he began working at Dartmouth in 1976 until 2012.
Date of Interview
August 18, 2016
Subject
Dartmouth Faculty
Dartmouth History
Military Service
Military Service (Army)
Language
English
Rauner ID
DOH-515
Rights
CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
Interview Audio Source (MP3)
//rcweb.dartmouth.edu/DDHI/histories/rutter_jeremy/rutter_jeremy.mp3
Interview Transcript Source (PDF)
//rcweb.dartmouth.edu/DDHI/histories/rutter_jeremy/rutter_jeremy_transcript_final.pdf
HTML
//rcweb.dartmouth.edu/DDHI/histories/rutter_jeremy/rutter_jeremy_transcript_final.html

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