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Description
P. George Bird taught in the Theatre department at Eastern Michigan University from 1956-2006. The interview is an account of his time teaching on campus, his most memorable productions and the planning and construction of Quirk Theatre. Reinhard Wittke was a professor in the History Department at Eastern Michigan University from 1956-1990. During his time at Eastern, Wittke established and was best known for establishing the European Adventure Tours in 1960, which became International Studies Program. This is the third part in a three part series.
Interview Date
4-23-2016
Keywords
Quirk Theatre, Eugene Elliott, National Guard, Harold Sponberg, Civil Rights, Theatre Productions, Theatre Directors, Campus Life
Permission to Use
Permission to quote from this oral history should be requested from the University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).
Copyright
Copyright to the audio resource and its transcript is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any other format without written permission of the copyright owner, Eastern Michigan University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).
Recommended Citation
Braun Marks, Alexis, "P. George Bird and Reinhard Wittke Oral History Interview, 2016 April 23" (2016). Oral Histories. 1.
https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/1