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Oral History Interview - Barbara Carson
No full textBarbara Carson began teaching at Rollins in 1973, where over the course of twenty-eight years, she distinguished herself as one of the faculty’s pre-eminent professors and valuable contributors to the community.
A native to Florida, Carson received her primary education in Cocoa, Florida. She studied at Brevard Junior College for a year and then at Florida State University, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1964. Four years later, Carson graduated from John Hopkins University with a Ph.D. in English. After teaching for two years and completing a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Carson accepted a teaching position at University of Massachusetts Amherst and then at Valencia Community College before joining the Rollins faculty in 1973.
While at Rollins, Carson taught courses in freshman composition, as well as in British and American Literature. She also served as chair of the English department, participated in the GLCA and ACS teaching workshops, and took an active role in the development of the Academic Honor Code. For her outstanding contributions to the college, she was selected twice for the Hugh F. McKean Award, named Author Davis Fellow by her peers, received the Hamilton Holt School’s Distinguished Teacher Award, and in 1994, named to the Theodore Bruce and Barbara Lawrence Alfond Chair of English.
Carson retired from the College in 2007, but as one student stated, “Like the giant oak tables in Orlando Hall, will be a permanent fixture at Rollins.
Land Lease A between Carson Estate Company and Fred M. Kuwahara, 1949-1950
No full textDescribes lease agreement from October 1, 1949 to September 30, 1950 between Carson Estate Company and Fred M. Kuwahara with a yearly rent of $1,776. Land is described as approximately 59.2 acres. Carson Estate Company signatories are Edward A. Carson, president and Thomas P. Cooper, secretary
Statement by [John] Victor Carson on Sue Sugano
No full textStatement that to the knowledge of Mr. Carson that Sue Sugano is an upstanding citizen
Statement by [John] Victor Carson on Kumakichi Watanabe
No full textStatement that to the knowledge of Mr. Carson that Kumakichi Watanabe is an upstanding citizen
Statement by [John] Victor Carson on Yasuhisa Matsumura
No full textStatement that to the knowledge of Mr. Carson that Yasuhisa Matsumura is an upstanding citizen
Statement by [John] Victor Carson on Kaishi Morita
No full textStatement that to the knowledge of Mr. Carson that Kaichi Morita is an upstanding citizen
Statement by [John] Victor Carson on Jan Pachi
No full textStatement that to the knowledge of Mr. Carson that Jan Pachi is an upstanding citizen
Statement by[John] Victor Carson on Toragusu Honda
No full textStatement that to the knowledge of Mr. Carson that Toragusu Honda is an upstanding citizen
Land Lease A between Carson Estate Company and Betty Hisu Kuwahara, October 1, 1946
No full textDescribes lease agreement from October 1, 1946 to September 30, 1947 between Carson Estate Company and Betty Hisu Kuwahara. Land is measured in chains. Yearly rent is $1,475. Carson Estate Company signatory is Hamilton H. Cotton, secretary. Signed by lessee
Lease #9 between Carson Estate Company and Sunru Chang, 1949-1950
No full textDescribes lease terms beginning July 1, 1949, ending June 30, 1950 for nine acres of land on the Rancho San Pedro tract with a yearly rent of $270. Lease signed by Edward A. Carson and Thomas P. Cooper of Carson Estate Company. Lessee signature includes a Los Angeles address. Handwritten "OK" with Hamilton H. Cotton initials on second page
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