Leading on Abraham Lincoln and. The political culture of the civil war area. Eric, a prolific writer and lecturer and frequent guest on television, he served six years as chairman of the lincoln bicentennial foundation. For the previous ten years. He cochaired, the u. S. , Abraham Lincoln, bicentennial appointed by president clinton. He currently serves the jonathan fountain director, Hunters College hunter colleges Roosevelt Public Policy Institute and has authored, coauthored or edited 55 books. There is a fuller biography of mr. Holzer in the program, so i refer to that and it is now my distinct honor to invite him to deliver the keynote address. Thank, brian. Thank you all. And i extend my welcome as well. If you hear in my remarks some echoes of what the chancellor and bryan have said in opening the conference. I guess thats steven. His points very well over the years and weve all absorbed them and put them to use. Well i want to particularly thank greg and the entire oates family
We gather today to honor the memory, celebrate the career of professor oates, who was a member of the university of massachusetts amherst faculty for 30 years, during which time he taught over 15,000 students, received distinguished teaching award. The universitys honor for teaching and published most of the 17 books that he wrote over the course of his career. Todays Event Features distinguished colleagues and former students who will address oates as a biographer, as a public intellectual, and as a professor and colleague in the classroom, in his books, and as a contributor to documentaries like ken burns civil war. Professor oates was, dedicated to bringing first rate historical scholarship to a broad public outside the academy. And he inspired many of his students pursue careers themselves as professors and writers. And now it is my great pleasure and honor to introduce the chancellor, the university of massachusetts amherst, Kumble Subbaswamy or swami, as he is known, became the 3
Dads papers be going to special collections here at the university. It is really its the perfect home. Its the only home for the papers. So were very happy we once more. Im brian ogilvie, chair of the department here at umass amherst. It is my pleasure and honor. Now introduce Harold Holzer who will deliver the keynote address, winner of the 2015 gilder, lehmann, lincoln. Holzer is one of the countrys leading on Abraham Lincoln and. The political culture of the civil war area. Eric, a prolific writer and lecturer and frequent guest on television, he served six years as chairman of the lincoln bicentennial foundation. For the previous ten years. He cochaired, the u. S. , Abraham Lincoln, bicentennial appointed by president clinton. He currently serves the jonathan fountain director, Hunters College hunter colleges Roosevelt Public Policy Institute and has authored, coauthored or edited 55 books. There is a fuller biography of mr. Holzer in the program, so i refer to that and it is now m
To preserve that legacy is a is a true honor. And we could not be more excited today about that possibility. So thank you. You know i just ill be very brief. Were thrilled that that my dads papers be going to special collections here at the university. It is really its the perfect home. Its the only home for the papers. So were very happy we once more. Im brian ogilvie, chair of the department here at umass amherst. It is my pleasure and honor. Now introduce Harold Holzer who will deliver the keynote address, winner of the 2015 gilder, lehmann, lincoln. Holzer is one of the countrys leading on Abraham Lincoln and. The political culture of the civil war area. Eric, a prolific writer and lecturer and frequent guest on television, he served six years as chairman of the lincoln bicentennial foundation. For the previous ten years. He cochaired, the u. S. , Abraham Lincoln, bicentennial appointed by president clinton. He currently serves the jonathan fountain director, Hunters College hunter
Its the only home for the papers. So were very happy we once more. Im brian ogilvie, chair of the department here at umass amherst. It is my pleasure and honor. Now introduce Harold Holzer who will deliver the keynote address, winner of the 2015 gilder, lehmann, lincoln. Holzer is one of the countrys leading on Abraham Lincoln and. The political culture of the civil war area. Eric, a prolific writer and lecturer and frequent guest on television, he served six years as chairman of the lincoln bicentennial foundation. For the previous ten years. He cochaired, the u. S. , Abraham Lincoln, bicentennial appointed by president clinton. He currently serves the jonathan fountain director, Hunters College hunter colleges Roosevelt Public Policy Institute and has authored, coauthored or edited 55 books. There is a fuller biography of mr. Holzer in the program, so i refer to that and it is now my distinct honor to invite him to deliver the keynote address. Thank, brian. Thank you all. And i exten