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| Title | Walter W. Fingar, D.D.S., oral history interview, November 22, 2011 |
| Creator Name | Fingar, Walter |
| Contributor Name | Fox, Brooke;Hoffius, Susan |
| Date | 2011-11-11 |
| Duration | 01:02:09 |
| Extent | 20 p. |
| Source | OH 5.5 |
| Subject.LCSH | Medical College of South Carolina (1952-1969);Medical University of South Carolina;Medical University of South Carolina. College of Dental Medicine;Dental students;Dental school--United States;Education, Dental--United States;Oral histories;Interviews;Fingar, Walter W.;Buhler, John;Sharry, John H.;Haisten, Arthur;Butts, Herbert;King, Charles J.;Hall, Walter A.;Lawson, Benjamin F.;Corcoran, John;McCurdy, Layton |
| Description | Walter W. Fingar, DDS, joined the College of Dental Medicine (CDM) in 1968 as its first faculty member in Operative Dentistry. During his tenure at MUSC he served as an assistant dean and an associate dean under Dr. Arthur Haisten before became dean of the college in 1987. He begins his interview discussing his background, including his childhood, education, and military career. Dr. Fingar then talks about his dental career and how he joined the faculty of the CDM. He identifies early faculty, their departments, and describes their personalities. He describes the teaching and laboratory facilities in Colcock Hall when he arrived on campus. He discusses his relationship with previous deans Drs. John Buhler, John H. Sharry, and Arthur Haisten. Additionally, he describes each deans' administrative styles and their approaches to dental education. Dr. Fingar describes his career trajectory from faculty to dean of the CDM. |
| Digital Collection | MUSC College of Dental Medicine Oral History Project, 2011 |
| Website | http://digital.library.musc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/oh005 |
| Contributing Institution | Waring historical Library (MUSC) |
| Digitization Specifications | Audio recorded using a Marantz digital recorder. Archival masters are WAV files. |
| Date Digital | 2016 |
| Rights | Copyright is held the Waring Historical Library, MUSC. For more information, please contact the Waring Historical Library. |
| Access | Open to research. Written permission to use materials in whole or part, in any format must be obtained in writing from the Waring Historical Library. In cases where the tape and the transcript differ, the tape is provided for background use only. All citations or quotations must come from the transcript. Commercial use of tapes is governed by additional restrictions. Contact the repository for information. |
| Language | English |
| SC County | Charleston County (S.C.) |
| Media Type | Oral Histories;Manuscripts |
| Note | This interview is part of "The College of Dental Medicine Oral History Project" series. These interviews document the experiences of early students, faculty, and staff. Nine interviews were conducted between September 2011 and March 2012 in preparation for the College's 50th anniversary. Transcript has been edited by the interviewee. In cases where the audio and the transcript differ, the audio is provided for background use only. |
| Citation | The College of Dental Medicine Oral History Project, Waring Historical Library, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. |
Description
| Title | Walter W. Fingar, D.D.S., oral history interview introduction by Brooke Fox |
| Creator Name | Fox, Brooke |
| Duration | 00:00:25 |
| Type | audio/mpeg |
| Format | Sound |
| Media Type | Oral Histories |
| Resource Identifier | oh005_005_001 |
| Transcript | Brooke Fox: The following is an oral history interview with Walter W. Fingar, DDS, MS, for the College of Dental Medicine oral history project. The date is Tuesday, November 22, 2011. The interviewers are Brooke Fox, MUSC University Archivist, and Susan Hoffius, Curator of the Waring Historical Library. |
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