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Delmer Good Oral History Interview (7 of 7)
The final of the seven interviews of the Delmer Goode series begins with the explanation of his retirement. In Goode’s words, he retired in stages, starting with retiring from full time to part time work. Gradually he retired from the…
Delmer Goode Oral History Interview (1 of 7)
Delmer Morrison Goode first joined the Oregon Agricultural College faculty in 1919 as an assistant editor in the Publications department, where he would eventually become director. Some of his greatest contributions to Oregon State included his work…
Delmer Goode Oral History Interview (2 of 7)
In Goode’s second interview, he starts with explaining the process of gathering grain and later the gathering of the bundles of grains into structures termed shucks. With prompting from the interviewer, Goode talks about his time at the University…
Delmer Goode Oral History Interview (3 of 7)
The third interview picks up from Goode’s arrival into Corvallis in 1919. Previously, he had been asked to reflect on OAC President William Jasper Kerr. He admitted that while he had a few criticisms, he overall found Kerr to an intelligent and…
Delmer Goode Oral History Interview (4 of 7)
In this fourth interview from Delmer Goode, he discusses why he pursued his graduate degree twenty years after he earned his undergraduate degree. During the time of a unified catalog, he became looked upon as somewhat of an authority curriculum he…
Delmer Goode Oral History Interview (5 of 7)
In the fifth installation of the Goode interview series, the interview begins with how Delmer met his wife and anecdotes of their family life. He shared a bit of her family history, stating that his wife’s maiden name, Whipple, is a historical one.…
Delmer Goode Oral History Interview (6 of 7)
Goode’s sixth interview begins with the story of how the academic journal, "Improving College and University Teaching," came to existence. Dr. August Strand, who was Oregon State College’s president at the time, gave the administrative authority…
