Date
1-23-1975
Length
1 hour 8 minutes
Notes
Branford Price Millar, Portland State University's second president, died on January 17, 1975. He served as president of the university from 1959-1969 and as a distinguished professor of English.
Millar was remembered by PSU President Joseph Blumel, Chancellor Roy Lieuallen of the Oregon State System of Higher Education, Oregon State Senator Frank Roberts, attorney Allan Hart, E. Dean Anderson, PSU Vice-President for University Relations, and Frederick Waller, Head of the Department of English at PSU.
The memorial opens and closes with performances of Samuel Barber's "Mutations on Bach" performed by Portland State University Wind Ensemble and conducted by Tomas Svoboda.
Transferred and preserved by Portland State University Library’s Special Collections with the generous support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Oregon State Library.
Subjects
Memorial service, Universities and colleges -- Faculty
Original Format
Reel to reel, 3.75 ips, 1/4 track, mono
Rights
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11320
Recommended Citation
Portland State University, ""Memorial Gathering for Branford P. Millar"" (1975). Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers. 101.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11320
Included in
Higher Education Administration Commons, Other Educational Administration and Supervision Commons
Description
Transcript added September 17, 2021.
PSU Library Special Collections and University Archives presents these recordings as part of the historical record. They reflect the recollections and opinions of the individual speakers and are not intended to be representative of the views of Portland State University. They may contain language, ideas, or stereotypes that are offensive to others.