Located at offsite storage. Confidential. The awards provided financial support for selected graduates to engage in a period of service in projects, programs, and organizations that were dedicated to improving the lives of others. Established in 1996 as part of the sesquicentennial celebration to honor the college's 150 years of social responsibility and public service.
Professor David Jordan organized and directed the project to gather historical information about the college, with special focus on alumni and the influence of Grinnell College on their lives. Students in Mr Jordan's seminars researched college history and conducted oral interviews with alumni who were within geographical areas interveiwers could reach or who came to alumni reunions. This collection consists of the tapes as well as typed transcripts of these interviews arranged alphabetically by alumni names.
In preparation for writing Pfitsch Tales, John sent out dozens of letters to former students and colleagues asking for their reminiscences and recollections. The letters he received in reply are collected in this series.
