Interview with Ron Magden

Title

Interview with Ron Magden

Description

In this interview with original faculty member Ronald Magden, he describes the early days of the college, its impact on the community, significant people in the college’s history, and the ways that it changed over the years. Notable moments in TCC history include the creation of the college and first day of classes, the move from the school district to the community college district, Black student organizing, the faculty strike, the TCC program at McNeil Island Penitentiary. Magden also discusses his work as a historian with labor unions and business leaders, including writing books on the longshoremen and Selden Furniture, and helping the University of Washington start the Endowed Chair for Labor Studies.

Content note: This interview includes use of the N word on page 18 of the transcript and around the 43 minute mark of the video, and uses some outdated language for disabilities throughout.

Subject

Community colleges

Tacoma Community College

oral histories (literary works)

video recordings (physical artifacts)

Creator

Tacoma Community College. Department of Marketing and Communications

Source

Tacoma Community College Department of Marketing and Communications records

Publisher

Tacoma Community College Archives

Date

2013

Contributor

Magden, Ron

Rights

Use is governed by Tacoma Community College's Creative Commons Copyright policy requiring attribution and share-alike intentions.

Format

PDF

MP4

Language

English

Identifier

TCCA012_MagdenRonald

Coverage

Tacoma (Wash.)